Respiratory, acid-base, and metabolic responses of the Christmas Island blue crab, Cardisoma hirtipes (Dana), during simulated environmental conditions

Physiological Zoology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 100-115

  Dela Cruz, Jocelyn ^a   Morris, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

CARDISOMA HIRTIPES;

EID: 0030890602     PISSN: 0031935X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/639552     Document Type: Article

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