Oxygen consumption constrains food intake in fish fed diets varying in essential amino acid composition.

Compromisation of food intake when confronted with diets deficient in essential amino acids is a common response of fish and other animals, but the underlying physiological factors are poorly understood. We hypothesize that oxygen consumption of fish is a possible physiological factor constraining f...

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Main Authors: Subramanian Saravanan, Inge Geurden, A Cláudia Figueiredo-Silva, Suluh Nusantoro, Sadasivam Kaushik, Johan Verreth, Johan W Schrama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3749172?pdf=render