Effects of emersion and elevated haemolymph ammonia on haemocyanin-oxygen affinity of Cancer pagurus

Marine Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1019-1027

  Danford, A R ^a   Hagerman, L ^b   Uglow, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b Marine Biological Section   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CRAB; EMERSION; OXYGEN;

CANCER PAGURUS; CANCRIDAE; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA TAXON); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PAGURUS;

EID: 0036960499     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-002-0906-6     Document Type: Article

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