The Relationship of Dissolved Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen to Microhabitat Selection in Pseudobranchus striatus

Dissolved oxygen and carbon dioxide undergo daily cycles in the water hyacinth community inhabited by Pseudobranchus striatus (Amphibia, Sirenidae). Concentrations of both gases are uniform from the surface to the bottom at sunrise, as is the water temperature. A slight temperature gradient of 1-2°...

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Publié dans:Copeia. - American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 1913. - 1971(1971), 2, Seite 247-252
Auteur principal: Ultsch, Gordon R. (Auteur)
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 1971
Accès à la collection:Copeia
Sujets:Physical sciences Biological sciences