Assessment of structural and functional similarities and differences between caeca of the bluegill

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1317-1323

  Hossain, A M ^a   Dutta, H M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomical position; Bluegills; Caeca; Functional efficiency; Size

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032426108     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1998.0797     Document Type: Article

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