Circulatory, acid-base and respiratory responses of the purple shore crab Leptograpsus variegatus to immersion

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 196, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 189-211

  Morris, Stephen ^a   Edwards, Tania ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid base; Air breathing; Carbon dioxide; Crustacean; Leptograpsus; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HEMOCYANIN; OXYGEN;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CIRCULATION; CRAB; HEMOLYMPH; NONHUMAN; WATER IMMERSION;

LEPTOGRAPSUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 0030093725     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00130-1     Document Type: Article

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