Lipid and reproductive cycles of bluegills (Lepomis macrochirus) exposed to 35 years of elevated environmental temperatures

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 359-367

  Fischer, Robert U ^a   Congdon, J D ^b   Difonzo, C D ^c   Aho, J M ^d  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooling reservoir; Lipid cycles of bluegill from a heated and normothermic ponds; Reproduction; Thermal environment

Indexed keywords

LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS;

EID: 0032442782     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(98)00026-6     Document Type: Article

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