Aerial exposure tolerance of a newly discovered galaxiid

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 912-922

  Chakona, A ^a,b   Swartz, E R ^a   Magellan, K ^a,b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Behavioural adaptations; Emersion tolerance; Galaxias; Gill ventilation rate

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

AIR; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GILL; IMMERSION; OSMERIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

AIR; ANIMALS; FRESH WATER; GILLS; IMMERSION; OSMERIFORMES; TIME FACTORS;

GALAXIAS; GALAXIIDAE;

EID: 79952220704     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02913.x     Document Type: Article

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