Open AccessTropical fish in a warming world: thermal tolerance of Nile perchLates niloticus(L.) in Lake Nabugabo, Uganda
Author(s) -
Emmanuelle Chrétien,
Lauren J. Chapman
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
conservation physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2051-1434
DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cow062
Subject(s) - lates , respirometry , perch , acclimatization , biology , critical thermal maximum , habitat , ecology , freshwater fish , juvenile , climate change , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , biochemistry
Nile perch, a fish of food security importance in Africa, maintains a large aerobic scope at temperatures beyond the average temperature they encounter in the wild, suggesting they are not currently living at the edge of their thermal window and show capacity to adjust their thermal limits with acclimation.
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