The effect of contaminated sediments on fecundity of the brown bullhead in three Lake Erie tributaries

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 830-837

  Lesko, Lynn T ^a,b   Smith, Stephen B ^a,c   Blouin, Marc A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Mail Stop 433 ^*  (United States)

^c Mail Stop 433   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown bullhead; contaminated sediments; fecundity; Lake Erie

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; BROWN BULLHEAD; FECUNDITY; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION;

USA, OHIO, BLACK RIVER; USA, OHIO, CUYAHOGA RIVER; USA, OHIO, HURON RIVER, MUD BROOK;

AMEIRUS; AMEIRUS NEBULOSUS; AMEIURUS NEBULOSUS; COTTUS GOBIO; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030301946     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(96)71004-3     Document Type: Article

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