Use of mathematical models in the study of bodily growth in GIFT strain Nile tilapia

The objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of five mathematical models (Gompertz, Logistic, Linear Hyperbolic, Quadratic and Quadratic Logarithmic) to describe the growth curve of GIFT strain Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, and to characterize the growth trajectory of body parts....

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Main Authors: Alda Lúcia de Lima Amancio, José Humberto Vilar da Silva, João Batista Kochenborger Fernandes, Nilva Kazue Sakomura, George Rodrigo Beltrão da Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará
Series:Revista Ciência Agronômica
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