The low O2 avoidance strategy of the Cape silverside Atherina breviceps (Teleostei)

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 199-208

  Herbert, Neill A ^a   Goodman, Mark ^b   Kunzmann, Andreas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Marine and Coastal Management ^*  (South Africa)

^c LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atherina breviceps; avoidance; behaviour; Cape silverside; hypoxia; swimming speed

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; HYPOXIA; OXYGEN; SURVIVAL; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; TELEOST;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ATHERINA BREVICEPS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84866157193     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: 10290362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236244.2012.716586     Document Type: Article

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