Sublethal effect of lead on feeding energetics, growth performance, biochemical composition and accumulation of the estuarine catfish, Mystus gulio (Hamilton)

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-101

  Kasthuri, J ^a   Chandran, M R ^a  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

accumulation; biochemical composition; feeding energetics; growth rate; Mystus gulio

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTUARY; FEEDING; FISH; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; WATER POLLUTION;

MYSTUS GULIO;

EID: 0030922417     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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