Effects of holding temperature and handling stress on the upper thermal tolerance of threadfin shad Dorosoma petenense

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1329-1342

  Monirian, J ^a   Sutphin, Z ^b,c   Myrick, C ^c  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical thermal maximum; Fish transport; Sacramento San Joaquin Delta; Thermal biology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FISH; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; FISHES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE;

DOROSOMA PETENENSE;

EID: 77953599918     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02568.x     Document Type: Article

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