The significance of growth in Chironomus tentans sediment toxicity tests: Relationship to reproduction and demographic endpoints

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 336-345

  Sibley, Paul K ^a   Benoit, Duane A ^a   Ankley, Gerald T ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chironomus tentans; Growth; Reproduction; Sediment; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; FEMALE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS TENTANS; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI;

EID: 0031055582     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<0336:TSOGIC>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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