Behavioural thermoregulation in two freshwater fish species

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2287-2298

  Ward, A J W ^a,b,c   Hensor, E M A ^c   Webster, M M ^d   Hart, P J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ectothermy; Nutrition; Shoaling; Thermophily

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SMEGMAMORPHA; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRESH WATER; SMEGMAMORPHA;

CYPRINIDAE; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; PISCES;

EID: 77954708554     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02576.x     Document Type: Article

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