Swimming in air-breathing fishes

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 661-681

  Lefevre, S ^a   Domenici, P ^b   Mckenzie, D J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Aerobic metabolism; Bimodal respiration; Exercise; Recovery; Respiratory partitioning

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; AIR; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIMODAL RESPIRATION; BREATHING; EXERCISE; FISH; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOVERY; RESPIRATORY PARTITIONING; SWIMMING;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; BIMODAL RESPIRATION; EXERCISE; RECOVERY; RESPIRATORY PARTITIONING;

AEROBIOSIS; AIR; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; FISHES; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIRATION; SWIMMING;

EID: 84895136928     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12308     Document Type: Article

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