Hypoxia tolerance of the mormyrid Petrocephalus catostoma: Implications for persistence in Swamp Refugia

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 1998, Pages 762-768

  Chapman, Lauren J ^a   Chapman, Colin A ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

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Indexed keywords

PETROCEPHALUS CATOSTOMA;

EID: 0031880074     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447812     Document Type: Article

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