Blood parameters in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) spontaneously infected with Edwardsiella tarda

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 35, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 1388-1390

  Benli, A Caglan Karasu ^a   Yildiz, Hijran Yavuzcan ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood parameters; Edwardsiella tarda; Nile tilapia; Oreochromis niloticus

Indexed keywords

FISH CULTURE; HEMATOLOGY; PARASITIC DISEASE;

EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 9344239307     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01158.x     Document Type: Article

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