Oxygen consumption rate and swimming efficiency of the blacknose shark, Carcharhinus acronotus

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 1999, Pages 34-39

  Carlson, John K ^a   Palmer, Christopher L ^b   Parsons, Glenn R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; OXYGEN; RESPIRATION; SWIMMING;

EID: 0033524897     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447382     Document Type: Article

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