Impact of the cyanobacteria toxin, microcystin-LR on behaviour of zebrafish, Danio rerio

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 948-952

  Baganz, Daniela ^a   Staaks, Georg ^a   Steinberg, Christian ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

BehavioQuant ; Behaviour; Chronobiology; Cyanobacteria; Danio rerio; Ecotoxicology; Microcystin LR; Sublethal toxicity; Swimming activity; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOLOGY; ECOLOGY; TOXICITY;

CHRONOBIOLOGY; CYANOBACTERIA TOXIN; DANIO RERIO; ECOTOXICOLOGY; SUBLETHAL TOXICITY; ZEBRAFISH;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYANOGINOSIN LR;

BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSE; CYANOBACTERIA; FISH; TOXIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CHRONOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SWIMMING; WATER CONTAMINATION; ZEBRA FISH;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 0032030566     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00207-8     Document Type: Article

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