Aquatic and Aerial Respiration*

The Physiology of Fishes: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 85-117

  Graham, Jeffrey B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420058093-7     Document Type: Chapter

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