Air breathing and ammonia excretion in the giant mudskipper, Periophthalmodon schlosseri

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 783-788

  Randall, D J ^a   Ip, Y K ^b   Chew, S F ^c   Wilson, J M ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d Rua Dos Bragas 177   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; OXYGEN;

FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; PERCIFORM;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENT; EPITHELIUM; GILL; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMINO ACIDS; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; ENVIRONMENT; EPITHELIUM; GILLS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERCIFORMES;

ANIMALIA; PERIOPHTHALMUS BARBARUS; TELEOST FISH; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 7444229061     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/423745     Document Type: Conference Paper

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