Development of social behavior in larval mummichogs after embryonic exposure to methylmercury

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 983-987

  Ososkov, Inna ^a   Weis, Judith S ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS;

EID: 0030464686     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8659(1996)125<0983:DOSBIL>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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