Hypoxia and life-history traits in a eurytopic African cichlid

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1795-1815

  Reardon, E E ^a   Chapman, L J ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cichlidae; East Africa; Fish reproduction; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; OXYGEN;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANIMAL; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CHEMISTRY; CICHLID; CLUTCH SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BODY SIZE; CICHLIDS; CLUTCH SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; OVIPOSITION; OXYGEN; SEXUAL MATURATION;

AFRICAN CICHLIDS; CICHLIDAE; PSEUDOCRENILABRUS MULTICOLOR VICTORIAE;

EID: 72249094744     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02429.x     Document Type: Article

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