Stress in Pimelodus maculatus (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) at different densities and times in a simulated transport

The transportation of live fish is a routine procedure in aquaculture, and includes a series of stressful stimuli such as an increase in the stocking density of specimens per volume of water, and abrupt changes in water quality. This study evaluated the water quality and the stress levels on Pimelod...

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Main Authors: Neiva Braun, Alex Pires de Oliveira Nuñer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014-02-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702014000100012&lng=en&tlng=en