Tolerance of Chironomus riparius larvae (Diptera: Chironomidae) to salinity

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 829-835

  Bervoets, L ^a   Wils, C ^a   Verheyen, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; SEA WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; DRUG TOLERANCE; ECOSYSTEM; EFFLUENT; LARVA; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHLORIDES; FRESH WATER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LARVA; QUALITY CONTROL; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; DIPTERA; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI;

MIDGE LARVA; SALINITY TOLERANCE;

BELGIUM;

EID: 0029657646     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900264     Document Type: Article

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