Physiological adaptations of rainbow trout to chronically elevated water pH (pH = 9.5)

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 274, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-14

  Wilkie, Michael P ^a,b   Simmons, Heather E ^a   Wood, Chris M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADAPTATION; PH; RAINBOW TROUT;

EID: 0030021629     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19960101)274:1<1::AID-JEZ1>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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