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Aquaculture, Fish physiology, Microbiota, Stress, Nutrition

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Wageningen University and Research Centre: Wageningen, NL

2020-01-01 to present | Assistant Professor (Aquaculture and Fisheries)
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Fotini Kokou

Universidade Catolica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia: Porto, Porto, PT

2019-03 to 2019-12 | Researcher
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Fotini Kokou

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev: Beer-Sheva, Southern, IL

2016-09-01 to 2019-02 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Life Sciences)
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Agricultural Research Organization: Rishon LeZiyyon, IL

2014-04-04 to 2016-08-31 | Postdoctoral fellow (Aquaculture and Poultry)
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Fotini Kokou

Hellenic Center for Marine Research: Anavissos, GR

2008 to 2014 | Research Associate (Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture)
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Fotini Kokou

University of Crete - Voutes Campus: Heraklion, GR

2010-09 to 2013-06 | PhD student (Biology)
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Education and qualifications (1)

University of Crete - Voutes Campus: Heraklion, GR

2008-10 to 2013-07 | PhD (Department of Biology)
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Professional activities (2)

Society for Experimental Biology: GB, GB

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European Aquaculture Society: Oostende, BE

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Funding (2)

Nutritional epigenetic programming of gut mucosal health in first-feeding fish

2021-06-01 to 2023-05-31 | Grant
European Commission (Brussels, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER: 101029186
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Effect of dietary soy products and soy anti-nutrients on physiology and immune status of gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata

2010-09 to 2013-06 | Contract
European Social Fund (Iraklion, Crete, University of Crete, GR)
GRANT_NUMBER: 3396
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Works (49)

Aquaculture faecal waste generates different products during anaerobic digestion depending on nutrient composition

Journal of Environmental Management
2024-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Elisavet Syropoulou; Detmer Sipkema; Sophie Elise Smit; Johan W. Schrama; Fotini Kokou
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Effects of feed, carbohydrate addition and stocking density on Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) production

Aquacultural Engineering
2023-05 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-3318023

Contributors: Tinh, Tran Huu; Kokou, Fotini; Hai, Tran Ngoc; Verreth, Johan A.J.; Verdegem, Marc C.J.
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Faecal waste characteristics of yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) fed with pelleted and natural feed

Animal Feed Science and Technology
2023-03-07 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-3318008

Contributors: Horstmann, Peter; Maas, Roel M.; de Boer, Xander V.; Staessen, Thomas W.O.; Kokou, Fotini; Schrama, Johan W.
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Effect of dietary protein source and ingredient grinding size on fish performance, faecal waste production and characteristics of yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) fed restrictively and to apparent satiation

Aquaculture
2023-01 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-3318028

Contributors: Horstmann, Peter; Maas, Roel M.; de Boer, Xander V.; de Jong, Theodorus M.B.; Staessen, Thomas W.O.; Kokou, Fotini; Schrama, Johan W.
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Effect of rearing systems and dietary probiotic supplementation on the growth and gut microbiota of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) larvae

Aquaculture
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85112170597

Part of ISSN: 00448486
Contributors: Deng, Y.; Verdegem, M.C.J.; Eding, E.; Kokou, F.
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DIET AND REARING ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS ON MICROBIAL COMPOSITION IN THE GUT: THE CASE OF NILE TILAPIA

European Aquaculture Society Conference
2022-09-30 | Conference abstract
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cv-prod-id-3318045

Contributors: Kokou, Fotini; Yale Deng; Maas, Roel M.; Ep H. Eding; Marc C. J. Verdegem; Johan W. Schrama
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Metaproteome plasticity sheds light on the ecology of the rumen microbiome and its connection to host traits

The ISME Journal
2022-08-16 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-3318029

Contributors: Sasson, Goor; Moraïs, Sarah; Kokou, Fotini; Plate, Kristina; Trautwein-Schult, Anke; Jami, Elie; Bayer, Edward A.; Becher, Dörte; Mizrahi, Itzhak
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Faecal waste characteristics and production of yellowtail kingfish (seriola lalandi) fed with pelleted and natural feed.

XX International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding towards precision fish nutrition and feeding.
2022-06-05 | Conference abstract
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cv-prod-id-3318040

Contributors: Horstmann, Peter; Maas, Roel M.; Kokou, Fotini; Staessen, Thomas W.O.; Johan W. Schrama
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Novel dietary ingredients do not affect growth but alter the quantity and quality of fecal waste produced by rainbow trout

International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding (ISFNF)
2022-06-05 | Conference abstract
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cv-prod-id-3318033

Contributors: Satya Prakash; Roel M. Maas; Antony Philip Prabhu; Kokou, Fotini; Johan W. Schrama
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Early life history effects on fish microbiome development: lessons from tilapia

Genomics in Aquaculture
2022-05-05 | Conference abstract
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cv-prod-id-3318050

Contributors: Kokou, Fotini; Yale Deng; Ep H. Eding; Marc C. J. Verdegem
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Editorial: Understanding the Interplay Between Diet, Feed Ingredients and Gut Microbiota for Sustainable Aquaculture

Frontiers in Marine Science
2022-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-7745
Contributors: Fotini Kokou; Shruti Gupta; Vikas Kumar
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Time to integrate biotechnological approaches into fish gut microbiome research

Current Opinion in Biotechnology
2022-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Gian Marco Luna; Grazia Marina Quero; Fotini Kokou; Konstantinos Kormas
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Growth performance and fatty acid tissue profile in gilthead seabream juveniles fed with different phospholipid sources supplemented in low-fish meal diets

Aquaculture
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85108313068

Part of ISSN: 00448486
Contributors: Kokou, F.; Vasilaki, A.; Nikoloudaki, C.; Sari, A.B.; Karalazos, V.; Fountoulaki, E.
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Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Improvement of Aquaculture Systems

Sustainable Aquafeeds
2021 | Book chapter
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cv-prod-id-2977534

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Plant and Novel Aquafeed Ingredient Impact on Fish Performance and Waste Excretion

Sustainable Aquafeeds
2021 | Book chapter
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cv-prod-id-2977550

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Impact of early-life rearing history on gut microbiome succession and performance of Nile tilapia

Animal Microbiome
2021-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Yale Deng; Fotini Kokou; Ep H. Eding; Marc C. J. Verdegem
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Effects of carbohydrate addition methods on Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)

Aquaculture
2021-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0044-8486
Contributors: Tran Huu Tinh; Taofik Adeiza Momoh; Fotini Kokou; Tran Ngoc Hai; Johan W. Schrama; Johan A.J. Verreth; Marc C.J. Verdegem
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In-Situ Biofloc Affects the Core Prokaryotes Community Composition in Gut and Enhances Growth of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).

Microbial ecology
2021-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Deng Y; Borewicz K; van Loo J; Olabarrieta MZ; Kokou F; Sipkema D; Verdegem MCJ
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Exogenous enzymes and probiotics alter digestion kinetics, volatile fatty acid content and microbial interactions in the gut of Nile tilapia

Scientific Reports
2021-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
Contributors: Roel M. Maas; Yale Deng; Yueming Dersjant-Li; Jules Petit; Marc C. J. Verdegem; Johan W. Schrama; Fotini Kokou
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Isolation of Phaeobacter sp. from Larvae of Atlantic Bonito (Sarda sarda) in a Mesocosmos Unit, and Its Use for the Rearing of European Seabass Larvae (Dicentrarchus labrax L.)

Microorganisms
2021-01-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Pavlos Makridis; Fotini Kokou; Christos Bournakas; Nikos Papandroulakis; Elena Sarropoulou
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Antibiotic effect and microbiome persistence vary along the European seabass gut

Scientific Reports
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85086648459

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20452322

Contributors: Kokou, F.; Sasson, G.; Mizrahi, I.; Cnaani, A.
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Dietary micronutrient supplementation in low fishmeal based diets for optimum growth and immune status of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles

Aquaculture
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85084998386

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00448486

Contributors: Henry, M.A.; Fountoulaki, E.; Vasilaki, A.; Rigos, G.; Kokou, F.; Karalazos, V.
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Experimental infection model with the bivalvulid Enteromyxum leei (Myxidiidae) in the sharpsnout seabream, Diplodus puntazzo (Sparidae), and evaluation of the antiparasitic efficacy of a functional diet

Folia Parasitologica
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85092536963

Part of ISSN: 18036465 00155683
Contributors: Henry, M.A.; Kokou, F.; Palenzuela, O.; Pyrenis, G.; Rigos, G.
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Stochasticity constrained by deterministic effects of diet and age drive rumen microbiome assembly dynamics

Nature Communications
2020-04-20 | Journal article
Contributors: Ori Furman; Liat Shenhav; Goor Sasson; Fotini Kokou; Hen Honig; Shamay Jacoby; Tomer Hertz; Otto X. Cordero; Eran Halperin; Itzhak Mizrahi
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Surplus of dietary micronutrients promotes antioxidant defense and improves fin erosions in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fry

Aquaculture
2020-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0044-8486
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EXPLORING EUROPEAN SEABASS GUTMICROBIOME AND ITS RESILIENCE TO IN-FEED ANTIBIOTICS

European Aquaculture Society Conference
2019-10-08 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-3021306

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Core gut microbial communities are maintained by beneficial interactions and strain variability in fish

Nature Microbiology
2019-09-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Fotini Kokou; Goor Sasson; Jonathan Friedman; Stav Eyal; Ofer Ovadia; Sheenan Harpaz; Avner Cnaani; Itzhak Mizrahi
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A heritable subset of the core rumen microbiome dictates dairy cow productivity and emissions

Science Advances
2019-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2375-2548
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Short- and long-term low-salinity acclimation effects on the branchial and intestinal gene expression in the European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology
2019-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Fotini Kokou; Pazit Con; Assaf Barki; Tali Nitzan; Tatiana Slosman; Itzhak Mizrahi; Avner Cnaani
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Optimum protein-to-lipid ratio requirement of the juvenile shi drum (Umbrina cirrosa ) as estimated by nutritional and histological parameters

Aquaculture Nutrition
2019-04-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Fotini Kokou; Morgane Henry; Chrisa Nikoloudaki; Christiana Kounna; Antigoni Vasilaki; Eleni Fountoulaki
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Opinion: Individuals Are Greater Than the Sum of Their Parts

The Scientist
2019-03-01 | Magazine article
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cv-prod-id-3021016

Contributors: Itzhak Mizrahi; Fotini Kokou
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Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Common and Differential Response to Low Temperature Exposure Between Tolerant and Sensitive Blue Tilapia (Oreochromis aureus)

Frontiers in Genetics
2019-02-26 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1664-8021
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Fotini Kokou
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Host genetic selection for cold tolerance shapes microbiome composition and modulates its response to temperature

eLife
2018-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2050-084X
Contributors: Fotini Kokou; Goor Sasson; Tali Nitzan; Adi Doron-Faigenboim; Sheenan Harpaz; Avner Cnaani; Itzhak Mizrahi
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Aquaculture waste production associated with antinutrient presence in common fish feed plant ingredients

Aquaculture
2018-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Fotini Kokou; Eleni Fountoulaki
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Dietary salt levels affect digestibility, intestinal gene expression, and the microbiome, in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

PLOS ONE
2018-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
Contributors: Eyal Hallali; Fotini Kokou; Tapan Kumar Chourasia; Tali Nitzan; Pazit Con; Sheenan Harpaz; Itzhak Mizrahi; Avner Cnaani; Balasubramanian Senthilkumaran
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Host adaptive capacity shapes fish gut microbiome composition and modulates its temperature adaptation.

International Society of Microbial Ecology Conference
2018-08-12 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-3021176

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Effects of graded dietary levels of soy protein concentrate supplemented with methionine and phosphate on the immune and antioxidant responses of gilthead sea bream ( Sparus aurata L.)

Fish & Shellfish Immunology
2017-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Fotini Kokou; Elena Sarropoulou; Efthimia Cotou; Maroudio Kentouri; Maria Alexis; George Rigos
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Growth performance and product quality of meagre (Argyrosomus regius) fed diets of different protein/lipid levels at industrial scale

Italian Journal of Animal Science
2017-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Eleni Fountoulaki; Kriton Grigorakis; Christiana Kounna; George Rigos; Nikos Papandroulakis; John Diakogeorgakis; Fotini Kokou
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Sample size matters in dietary gene expression studies—A case study in the gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.)

Aquaculture Reports
2016-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Fotini Kokou; Styliani Adamidou; Ioannis Karacostas; Elena Sarropoulou
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Dietary and structural shifts in fish gut microbiome.

Israel Society for Microbiology (ISM) Annual Meeting
2016-02-17 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-3021236

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Effects of DL-methionine-supplemented dietary soy protein concentrate on growth performance and intestinal enzyme activity of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.)

Aquaculture International
2015-06-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Fotini Kokou; George Rigos; Maroudio Kentouri; Maria Alexis
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Effects of Fish Meal Replacement by a Soybean Protein on Growth, Histology, Selected Immune and Oxidative Status Markers of Gilthead Sea Bream,Sparus aurata

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society
2015-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Fotini Kokou; Elena Sarropoulou; Efthimia Cotou; George Rigos; Morgane Henry; Maria Alexis; Maroudio Kentouri
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Effect of exogenous enzyme supplementation in diets high in soybean meal on performance of gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata.

Aquaculture Conference
2013-11-03 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-3021274

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Growth performance, feed utilization and non-specific immune response of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.) fed graded levels of a bioprocessed soybean meal

Aquaculture
2012-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Fotini Kokou; George Rigos; Morgane Henry; Maroudio Kentouri; Maria Alexis
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The effect of fish meal partial substitution by a bioprocessed soybean meal on the activity of intestinal brush border enzymes of gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata.

World Aquaculture Societ
2012-09-01 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-3021282

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Quantitative and Qualitative Aspects of Bacterial Communities Associated with Cultures of Chlorella minutissima

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society
2012-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Pavlos Makridis; Tania Ferreira; Fotini Kokou; Costas S. Tsigenopoulos; Pascal Divanach
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Nutrient digestibility and growth performance of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) after dietary administration of anti-nutritional factors present in soybean meal.

International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feedin
2012-06-04 | Conference poster
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cv-prod-id-3021291

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Antibacterial activity in microalgae cultures

Aquaculture Research
2011-09-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Foteini Kokou; Pavlos Makridis; Maroudio Kentouri; Pascal Divanach
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Effects of dietary caffeine on growth, body composition, somatic indexes, and cerebral distribution of acetyl-cholinesterase and nitric oxide synthase in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata), reared in winter temperature

Aquaculture Nutrition
2008-10 | Journal article
Contributors: S. CHATZIFOTIS; F. KOKOU; K. AMPATZIS; I.E. PAPADAKIS; P. DIVANACH; C.R. DERMON
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Peer review (8 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

Review activity for Animal microbiome. (4)
Review activity for Aquaculture. (1)
Review activity for ISME communications. (2)
Review activity for npj biofilms and microbiomes. (1)