Evaluation of visible implant elastomer tags in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Biology Open

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1397-1401

  Hohn, Claudia ^a   Petrie Hanson, Lora ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Danio rerio; Identification; Tagging; VIE tag; Visible implant elastomer; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979609941     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20466390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/bio.20136460     Document Type: Article

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