Tolerance to temperature, pH, ammonia and nitrite in cardinal tetra, Paracheirodon axelrodi, an amazonian ornamental fish

Acta Amazonica

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 773-779

  De Oliveira, Sarah Ragonha ^a   De Souza, Rondon Tatsuta Yamane Baptista ^a   Nunes, Érica Da Silva Santiago ^a   De Carvalho, Cristiane Suely Melo ^a   De Menezes, Glauber Cruz ^a   Marcon, Jaydione Luíz ^b   Roubach, Rodrigo ^a   Akifumi Ono, Eduardo ^a   Affonso, Elizabeth Gusmão ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

96 h LC 50; Ornamental fish; Paracheirodon axelrodi; Water quality

Indexed keywords

PARACHEIRODON AXELRODI; PISCES;

EID: 59949083733     PISSN: 00445967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0044-59672008000400023     Document Type: Article

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