>

Elsa:

Try the part relating to general anatomy of the gills that is in Fish
Physiology, Vol. X part A of the W.S. Hoar and D.J. Randall collection
(Academic Press of London).  Otherwise, the book of Ecology of Teleost Fishes by
R.J. Wooton  (Chapman and Hall, 1994 reprint) on its page 23 states that the
gill area is a function of body size, and there is also a formula for the
relationship.

Regards,

Enrique Blacio Game, B.Sc., M.Sc.
Researcher, Marine Fish Culture
Fundación CENAIM-ESPOL
P.O. Box 09014519
Campus ESPOL-Prosperina,
Km. 30.5 Vía Perimetral,
Guayaquil, Ecuador
(593) 4 916-118/119 ext. 103
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>
> At 10:34 AM 2/22/01 +0000, you wrote:
> >Hello,
> >
> >I am working on fish gills without having the fish specimen. I would like to
> >know if exists a valid relation between the fish size and the dimensions of
> >its gills. The only publication related that I know was published in 1966 by
> >GM Hughes. If you know more recent publications it will be very useful for
> >me.
> >Thank you very much for any information,
> >
> >Elsa Amilhat
> >

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