Measurement of physiological energetics (scope for growth) and chemical contaminants in mussels (Arca zebra) transplanted along a contamination gradient in Bermuda

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 138, Issue 1-2, 1990, Pages 99-117

  Widdows, J ^a   Burns, K A ^b   Menon, N R ^c   Page, D S ^d   Soria, S ^e  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b Bermuda Biological Station for Research   (United States)

^c Department of Physics   (India)

^d BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Arca zebra; Bermuda; Metals, tributyltin, hydrocarbon, PCB; Mussel; Physiological energetics; Pollution effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002241668     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(90)90179-G     Document Type: Article

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