A simple and inexpensive apparatus for measuring fish metabolism

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 26, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 129-132

  Bolduc, Martin ^a   Lamarre, Simon ^a   Rioux, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Goldfish; Oxygen consumption; Respirometer; Standard metabolism

Indexed keywords

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; GOLDFISH; MEASUREMENT; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIROMETER; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREATHING; COST; ECONOMICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GOLDFISH; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATION;

EID: 1842868613     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00038.2001     Document Type: Article

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