Partitioning the effects of temperature and kinematic viscosity on the C-start performance of adult fishes

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 2045-2051

  Johnson, T P ^a   Cullum, A J ^b   Bennett, A F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

C start; Carassius auratus; Escape; Fish; Goldfish; Guppy; Kinematic viscosity; Poecilia reticulata; Swimming; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031821743     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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