ON THE AESTIVATION OF MACROPODUSCUPANUS
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2002-06
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Biocon Publications India Pvt., Ltd, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Abstract
Extensive information are made available on the aestivation of air .breathing fishes (Smith, 1961; Natarajan, 1985 ; Mckenizle and Randall, 1990) but practically nothing is known on the aestivation of Macropoduscupanus. In this communication, the results of some investigations on the aestivation of Macropoduscupanusare described as it is known to have acquired the faculty of surviving period of severe drought.
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induced aestivation, natural aestivation, drought condition, Hypoxic stress, Bimodal respiration, Macropoduscupanus