Routine metabolism of mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) at three different salinities

Texas Journal of Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-262

  Akin, Senol ^a,b   Neill, William H ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMBUSIA; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0345015917     PISSN: 00404403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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