The effects of 2 μM Hg++ on the Ethogram of Euplotes vannus (Ciliata, Hypotrichida)

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-71

  Ricci, Nicola ^a,c   Luverà, Gabriella ^a   Cacciatori, Manolo ^a   Banchetti, Rosalba ^a   Lueken, Wolfgang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^c Dipto Sci dell'Uomo dell'Ambiente   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Biomonitoring; Ethogram; Hg++; Pollution

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; EUPLOTES; EUPLOTES VANNUS; HYPOTRICHIA;

EID: 0031001297     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(97)80021-1     Document Type: Article

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