Design, calibration and calculation for flow-through respirometry systems

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 445-461

  Withers, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTRUMENTATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0034779544     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO00057     Document Type: Review

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