Osmoregulation of juvenile marine goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara) in low-salinity water

Background: goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara) is an economically valuable marine species and an excellent candidate for domestication for aquaculture purposes. If this grouper can osmoregulate in lowsalinity water, its cultivation can provide socio-economic benefits, for both coastal communities...

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Main Authors: Lury N García, Clara L Sierra, Jeiver Perez, Frank Esquivel, Frank A Chapman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2013-06-01
Series:Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-06902013000200008&lng=en&tlng=en