Influence of handling stress and fasting on estimates of ammonium excretion by tadpoles and fish: recommendations for designing excretion experiments

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 7, Issue JAN., 2009, Pages 1-7

  Whiles, Matt R ^a   Huryn, Alexander D ^b   Taylor, Brad W ^c   Reeve, John D ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

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EID: 62249211459     PISSN: 15415856     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2009.7.1     Document Type: Article

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