Hypoxia tolerance of the mummichog: The role of access to the water surface

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 580-592

  Stierhoff, K L ^a   Targett, T E ^a   Grecay, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic surface respiration; Dissolved oxygen; Feeding rate; Fundulus heteroclitus; Growth; Haematocrit

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FISH; GROWTH RATE; HYPOXIA; TOLERANCE;

FUNDULUS; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS;

EID: 2342527766     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00172.x     Document Type: Article

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