Comparison of MS-222 and Electronarcosis as Anesthetics on Cortisol Levels in Juvenile Atlantic Sturgeon

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1640-1643

  Balazik, Matthew T ^a   Langford, Briana C ^a   Garman, Greg C ^a   Fine, Michael L ^a   Stewart, Jennifer K ^a   Latour, Robert J ^b   McIninch, Stephen P ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FISH; INVASIVE SPECIES; JUVENILE; MIMICRY;

EID: 84889661692     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00028487.2013.824924     Document Type: Article

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