History and heroes: The thermal niche of fishes and long-term lake ice dynamics

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1731-1744

  Magnuson, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Lake ice; Thermal niche

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; FISH; ICE COVER; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; ICE COVER; SEASONS; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS;

PISCES;

EID: 78449289927     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02781.x     Document Type: Article

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