Tolerance of chronic hypercapnia by the European eel Anguilla anguilla

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1717-1726

  McKenzie, D J ^a,d   Piccolella, M ^b   Dalla Valle, A Z ^a,b   Taylor, E W ^a   Bolis, C L ^b   Steffensen, J F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Acid base balance; Aerobic scope; Anguilla anguilla; European eel; Hypercapnia; Hypoxia; Metabolic rate; Stress; Swimming performance

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN; OXYGEN;

ACID BASE BALANCE; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD; EEL; EXERCISE; HYPERCAPNIA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; AEROBIOSIS; ANGUILLA; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; EPINEPHRINE; EXERTION; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERCAPNIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NOREPINEPHRINE; OXYGEN;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIFORMES; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037506078     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00352     Document Type: Article

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