Respiratory levels and adaptations in four freshwater species of Gammarus (Crustacea: Amphipoda)

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 251-263

  Toman, Mihael J ^a   Dall, Peter C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Distribution; Gammarus species; Respiration; Respiratory adaptation

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POLLKUTION TOLERANCE; RESPIRATION;

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS FOSSARUM; GAMMARUS LACUSTRIS; GAMMARUS PULEX; GAMMARUS ROESELI; INVERTEBRATA; PULEX;

EID: 0031860677     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.19980830308     Document Type: Article

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