Measuring the bioenergetic cost of fish activity in situ using a globally dispersed radiotracer (137Cs)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 734-745

  Rowan, David J ^a,c   Rasmussen, Joseph B ^b  

^a CANADIAN NUCLEAR LABORATORIES   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Immunology and Pathology   (United States)

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EID: 0006070230     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f95-046     Document Type: Article

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