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Recent advances in the ecophysiology of Antarctic notothenioid fishes: metabolic capacity and sensory performance

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Fish Ecophysiology

Part of the book series: Chapman & Hall Fish and Fisheries Series ((FIFI,volume 9))

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The Antarctic fishes are a fascinating group, consisting of a high proportion of endemic species in the suborder Notothenioidei living in the continental shelf seas at temperatures close to freezing. A number of recent reviews cover many aspects of their biology: their general biology (Andriashev, 1987; Eastman, 1990), evolution (Eastman and Grande, 1989; Eastman, 1991), reproduction (North and White, 1987), ecology (Hubold, 1992), and comparative physiology (Macdonald et al, 1987).

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Montgomery, J.C., Wells, R.M.G. (1993). Recent advances in the ecophysiology of Antarctic notothenioid fishes: metabolic capacity and sensory performance. In: Rankin, J.C., Jensen, F.B. (eds) Fish Ecophysiology. Chapman & Hall Fish and Fisheries Series, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2304-4_14

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