Deformities in cultured Chironomus tentans larvae and the influence of substrate on growth, survival and mentum wear

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-283

  Bird, G A ^a  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chironomid deformities; Chironomus tentans; Substrate; Survival growth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CLAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH CURVE; NONHUMAN; PAPER; SAND; SEDIMENT; SURVIVAL; TOOTH MALFORMATION;

BIOMONITORING; CULTURED LARVA; GROWTH; MENTUM WEAR; SEDIMENT BIOASSAY; SUBSTRATE; SURVIVAL;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS TENTANS; DIPTERA;

BIOLOGY; BIOMARKERS; CLAY; SAND; SUBSTRATES;

CHIRONOMID DEFORMITIES; SURVIVAL GROWTH;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0030609414     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005782803930     Document Type: Article

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