Aspects of the Thermal Ecology of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) in North Central Texas
Description:
The coefficient of body temperature change (K) ranged from -0.53 to -0.072 for bass weighing 73-1440 g. The double log regression of K on weight was similar to that reported for other poikilotherms (slope = -0.57; R = 0.93). Fingerling bass were eurythermal, being capable of surviving instantaneous temperature changes over a 20 C range at acclimation temperatures of 15, 25 and 30 C and over a 15 C range at acclimation temperatures of 20 and 35 C. Preferred temperatures for adult bass measured i…
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Date:
December 1976
Creator:
Venables, Barney J.
Partner:
UNT Libraries