The limitations of heart rate as a predictor of metabolic rate in fish

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 226-236

  Thorarensen, H ^a,b   Gallaugher, P E ^a   Farrell, A P ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HÓLAR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

fish; heart rate; oxygen consumption; telemetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030221559     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0150     Document Type: Article

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