Effects of ambient ammonia levels on blood ammonia, ammonia excretion and heart and scaphognathite rates of Nephrops norvegicus

Marine Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 411-418

  Schmitt, A S C ^a,b   Uglow, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b Universidade de Rio Grande   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEPHROPS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0031040629     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050028     Document Type: Article

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