Gill morphology of the mangrove killifish (Kryptolebias marmoratus) is plastic and changes in response to terrestrial air exposure

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1109-1115

  Ong, K J ^a   Stevens, E D ^a   Wright, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

CO2 excretion; Emersion; Gill lamellae; Interlamellar cell mass; Metabolic rate

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AIR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; GILL; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MORPHOMETRICS; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AIR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CARBON DIOXIDE; FUNDULIDAE; GILLS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; ORGAN SIZE;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; CYPRINODONTOIDEI; KRYPTOLEBIAS MARMORATUS;

EID: 34248351056     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.002238     Document Type: Article

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