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Research Note

Effects of Photoperiod and Melatonin Implants on Feed Intake in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar L.) Postsmolts

Silvia MaioloDipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni Agroalimentari e dell’Ambiente, University of Florence, Italy
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Tom HansenInstitute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
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Giuliana ParisiDipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni Agroalimentari e dell’Ambiente, University of Florence, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rolf Erik OlsenInstitute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway;Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Article: 4098 | Received 01 Jun 2015, Accepted 15 Sep 2015, Published online: 14 Mar 2016

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