Direct evidence of cutaneous resistance to evaporative water loss in amphibious mudskipper (family Gobiidae) and rockskipper (family Blenniidae) fishes from Pulau Hoga, southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 406, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 125-129

  Dabruzzi, Theresa F ^a   Wygoda, Mark L ^b   Wright, Joni E ^c   Eme, John ^d   Bennett, Wayne A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Air breathing fish; Cutaneous resistance; Desiccation; Water economy

Indexed keywords

DESICCATION; EVAPORATION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; PERCIFORM; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATION; SKIN; WIND TUNNEL;

GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; HOGA; INDONESIA; SOUTHEAST SULAWESI; SULAWESI; SUNDA ISLES; TUKANGBESI ISLANDS;

BLENNIIDAE; GOBIIDAE; ISTIBLENNIUS LINEATUS; PERIOPHTHALMUS; PERIOPHTHALMUS ARGENTILINEATUS; PERIOPHTHALMUS KALOLO; PISCES; SALARIAS ZEBRA;

EID: 79960455252     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.05.032     Document Type: Article

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