Physiological adaptive mechanisms of catfish (Siluroidei) to environmental changes

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 135-143

  Das, Asit B ^a   Ratha, Braja K ^b  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Air breathing; Ammonia management; Biochemical; Catfish; Environment; Physiological; Siluroidei; Urea cycle; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996128339     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: 17652952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr:1996048     Document Type: Article

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