Electrolyte changes associated with transfer of the steelhead trout (Salmo gairdneri) into seawater

The purpose of the investigation was to elucidate the mechanisms enabling the survival of euryhaline fish in salt water. Steelhead trout (Salmo gairdneri) were transferred to 60% seawater and serial measurements made of the serum and muscle sodium and potassium content and of the tissue water duri...

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Main Author: Vickers, Mary Hope
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/40819