Tryptophan Reduces Intracohort Cannibalism Behavior in Tropical Gar (<i>Atractosteus tropicus</i>) Larvae

Tryptophan Reduces Intracohort Cannibalism Behavior in Tropical Gar (<i>Atractosteus tropicus</i>) Larvae

The intracohort cannibalism present in tropical gar larvae (<i>A. tropicus</i>) generates great problems in its culture, as in other fish species around the world. The addition of tryptophan (Trp) (10, 20, and 30 g/kg) and a control diet (CD) without Trp were evaluated in <i>A. tro...

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Main Authors: César Antonio Sepúlveda-Quiroz, Graciela María Pérez-Jiménez, Gloria Gertrudis Asencio-Alcudia, Omar Mendoza-Porras, Luis Daniel Jiménez-Martínez, Mario A. Galaviz-Espinoza, Dariel Tovar-Ramirez, Rafael Martinez-Garcia, Carina Shianya Alvarez-Villagomez, Carlos Alfonso Alvarez-Gonzalez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Fishes
Subjects:
intracohort cannibalism
mitigation
survival
fish larvae
behavior
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/9/1/40

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