Light-induced toxic properties of the marine alga Phaeocystis pouchetii towards the cod larvae

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 109-121

  Aanesen, Randi T ^a,b   Eilertsen, Hans Chr ^b   Stabell, Ole B ^a,b  

^a Centre of Veterinary Medicine   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Algae; Cod larvae; Ichthyotoxins; Irradiance; Phaeocystis pouchetii; Phycotoxins

Indexed keywords

PLANT TOXIN; SEA WATER; TOXIN;

ALGAE; COD; FISH LARVA; LIGHT; TOXIC ALGAE;

ALGA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RELEASE; ECOSYSTEM; FISH; IRRADIATION; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE CULTURE; TOXICITY;

GADUS MORHUA; PHAEOCYSTIS POUCHETII;

EID: 0031881342     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(97)00056-8     Document Type: Article

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