Divalent cations enhance ammonia excretion in Lahontan cutthroat trout in highly alkaline water

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1061-1073

  Iwama, G K ^a   McGeer, J C ^b   Wright, P A ^c   Wilkie, M P ^d   Wood, C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

alkaline lakes; ammonia excretion; calcium; divalent cations; Lahontan cutthroat trout; magnesium; Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031149634     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0375     Document Type: Article

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