Sublethal effects of tributyltin oxide on the dogwhelk Nucella lapillus

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 191-204

  Davies, I M ^a   Harding, M J C ^a   Bailey, S K ^a   Shanks, A M ^a   Lange R ^b  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Effects; Imposex; Nucella; Tributyltin

Indexed keywords

DOGWHELK; IMPOSEX; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; POLLUTION EFFECTS; SUBLETHAL EFFECTS; SUBLETHAL EFFETS; TRIBUTYLTIN;

GASTROPODA; MYTILUS EDULIS; NUCELLA; NUCELLA LAPILLUS;

EID: 0030695496     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps158191     Document Type: Article

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