Fishes of southern South America: A story driven by temperature

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-42

  Cussac, V E ^a   Fernandez D A ^b   Gomez S E ^c   Lopez H L ^d  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Austral subregion; Autoecology; Biodiversity; Ecophysiology; Fresh water; Marine; Neotropical region; Thermal biology

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; FISH; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOUTH AMERICA; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; FISHES; FRESH WATER; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; SOUTH AMERICA; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

PISCES;

EID: 59749088902     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-008-9217-2     Document Type: Article

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