Effect of acclimation temperature on the upper thermal tolerance of Colorado River cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticus: Thermal limits of a North American salmonid

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2420-2433

  Underwood, Z E ^a   Myrick, C A ^a   Rogers, K B ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Aquatic Research Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Critical thermal maxima; Local adaptations; Rocky Mountains

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; NORTH AMERICA; ONCORHYNCHUS; PHYSIOLOGY; RIVER; TEMPERATURE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; NORTH AMERICA; ONCORHYNCHUS; RIVERS; TEMPERATURE;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKII PLEURITICUS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84861745093     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03287.x     Document Type: Article

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