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The final thermal preferendum of Tecopa pupfish Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae collected from a thermal spring was determined in the laboratory in spatial and temporal thermal gradients. Temperatures chosen centrcd around 30°C — a value close to those reported for other warmwater species in the literature. Upper limits to final prcfcrcnda and thermal tolerance in all species of fish are proposed.
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McCauley, R.W., Thomson, D.A. (1988). Thermoregulatory activity in the Tecopa pupfish, Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae, an inhabitant of a thermal spring. In: McAllister, D.E., Kott, E. (eds) On lampreys and fishes. Developments in environmental biology of fishes, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3115-2_12
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