Respiratory, acid-base and ion status during voluntary immersion of the air-breathing crab Cardisoma carnifex assessed in situ

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 206, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 149-164

  Morris, Stephen ^a   Adamczewska, Agnieszka M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid base; Air breathing; Cardisomaa; CO2; Immersion; O2

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CRAB; HEMOLYMPH; HYPERCAPNIA; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

CARDISOMA CARNIFEX;

EID: 0030560973     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02658-5     Document Type: Article

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