The effect of gestational state on oxygen consumption and response to hypoxia in sailfin molly, Poecilia latipinna

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 293-299

  Timmerman, Cindy M ^a   Chapman, Lauren J ^a,b  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish reproduction; Hypoxia tolerance; Metabolic rate; Poeciliidae

Indexed keywords

HYPOXIA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; TOLERANCE;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; PISCES; POECILIA; POECILIA LATIPINNA; POECILIIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0344736735     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027300701599     Document Type: Article

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