Metabolism of three species of herbivorous loricariid catfishes: Influence of size and diet

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1586-1599

  Nelson, J A ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbivory; Loricariidae; Metabolism; Panaque; Respiration; Scaling

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DIET; FISH; HERBIVORY; METABOLISM;

LORICARIIDAE; PANAQUE; SILURIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037004064     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2002.tb02499.x     Document Type: Article

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