Adaptations in salt marsh teleosts to life in waters of varying salinity

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 65, Issue , 1998, Pages 405-409

  Nordlie, Frank G ^a   Haney, Dennis C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida Gulf Coast; Osmotic regulation; Salinity tolerances

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FISH; OSMOREGULATION; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SALTMARSH;

FLORIDA; GULF COAST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032461697     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009809386855     Document Type: Article

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