A fish out of water: Observations on the ability of black mudfish, Neochanna diversus, to withstand hypoxic water and drought

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 417-424

  McPhail, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air breathing; Black mudfish; Drought resistance; Galaxiidae; Neochanna diversus

Indexed keywords

AIR-BREATHING ORGANISM; DROUGHT; FISH; HYPOXIA;

NEW ZEALAND;

NEOCHANNA DIVERSUS;

EID: 0032712578     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.1999.9516887     Document Type: Article

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