Depth-related trends in metabolism of benthic and benthopelagic deep-sea fishes

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2306-2316

  Drazen, Jeffrey C ^a   Seibel, Brad A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BODY MASS; DEEP SEA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFESTYLE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; MUSCLE; OXIC CONDITIONS; OXYGEN; PELAGIC FISH; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; PISCES;

EID: 35349023735     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2007.52.5.2306     Document Type: Review

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