Response of the tropical cobitid Lepidocephalichthys thermalis (Valenciennes) to environmental variables: an experimental approach.
Lepidocephalichthys thermalis (Valenciennes), the Malabar loach, widely occurs in comparatively calm water bodies of the southwestern portion of peninsular India. Results are presented of a series of studies on the burying behaviour, breathing habits, respiratory metabolism, temperature tolerance and reaction to induced toxic conditions of the fish; characteristic features of the fish in relation to the constraints imposed by the environment are discussed.
Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. sdr678@yahoo.co.in
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D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D003531:Cypriniformes; D005260:Female; D019015:Geologic Sediments; D008297:Male; D012119:Respiration; D013696:Temperature; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000506:poisoning
D014873:Water Pollutants