Comparative thermal physiology of two sympatric sunfishes (Centrarchidae: Perciformes) with a discussion of microhabitat utilization

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-74

  Dent, Laurieanne ^a,b   Lutterschmidt, William I ^a  

^a Sam Houston State University   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Centrarchidae; Critical thermal maximum; Fishes; Lepomis; Physiological plasticity; Specific oxygen consumption; Standard metabolic rate; Temperature; Thermal tolerance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISH; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HEAT TOLERANCE; HYDRODYNAMICS; METABOLIC RATE; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOREGULATION;

CENTRARCHIDAE; LEPOMIS; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; LEPOMIS MEGALOTIS; PERCIFORMES; PISCES;

EID: 0037254768     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(02)00038-4     Document Type: Article

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