Characterizing the escape response of juvenile summer flounder Paralichthys dentatus to diel-cycling hypoxia

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 137-152

  Brady, D C ^a   Targett, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Behavioural avoidance; Dissolved oxygen; Estuary dependent; Juvenile flatfish.

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; WATER;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FLOUNDER; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FLOUNDER; OXYGEN; PHOTOPERIOD; SWIMMING; WATER;

PARALICHTHYS; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; PLEURONECTIFORMES;

EID: 77954746345     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02663.x     Document Type: Article

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