A comparison of two tubificid oligochaete species as candidates for sublethal bioassay tests relevant to subtropical and tropical regions

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 334, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 163-168

  Marchese, Mercedes R ^a   Brinkhurst, Ralph O ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LIMNOLOGÍA CONICET UNL   (Argentina)

^b Aquatic Resources Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Branchiura sowerbyi; growth; Oligochaeta; reproduction; Sediment bioassay; Tubifex tubifex

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; BRANCHIURA SOWERBYI; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); TUBIFEX TUBIFEX; TUBIFICIDAE;

EID: 0030469385     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00017366     Document Type: Conference Paper

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