Effects of butyltins on the symbiotic sea anemone Aiptasia pallida (Verrill)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 289-304

  Mercier, Annie ^a,b   Pelletier, Émilien ^c   Hamel, Jean François ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b Soc d'Explor Valorisation l'E   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aiptasia; Bacteria; Butyltin; Depuration; Histological effect; Sea anemone; Symbiosis; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

BUTYLTIN DERIVATIVE; SEA WATER;

BUTYLTIN; ORGANOTIN COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION EFFECTS; SEA ANEMONE; SYMBIONTS; TBT; TRIBUTYLTIN; ZOOXANTHELLAE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ECTODERM; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; SEA ANEMONE; SYMBIOSIS;

ACTINIARIA; AIPTASIA PALLIDA;

EID: 0030922066     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00044-0     Document Type: Article

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