Fluctuating asymmetry and mentum gaps in populations of the midge Chironomus riparius (Diptera: Chironomidae) from a metal-contaminated river

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1999-2005

  Groenendijk, Dick ^a   Zeinstra, Lidy W M ^a   Postma, Jaap F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chironomus riparius; Developmental disturbances; Fluctuating asymmetry; Mentum gaps; Metal pollution

Indexed keywords

METAL; RIVER WATER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0031708117     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1998)017<1999:FAAMGI>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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