Physiological responses of pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) to acute handling stress Resposta fisiológica de estresse em pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) submetido ao manuseio
Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) is an obligatory air-breathing fish from the Amazon basin. Previous study showed that pirarucu juveniles present a latency period in their response to moderate stress (transportation). Therefore the objective of this study was to verify the effects of a prolonged air exposu...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
2007-01-01
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| Series: | Acta Amazonica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672007000400019 |