Length-mass relationship, histopathology, and parasitism in winter flounder (pleurunectes americanus) living near a PCB-contaminated naval facility in Newfoundland

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 381-388

  Khan, R A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; CANADA; FISH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; PARASITISM; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

FLATFISH; LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND;

CERATOMYXA ACADIENSIS; CRYPTOCOTYLE LINGUA; ECHINORHYNCHUS GADI; MYXOSPOREA; PLEURONECTES AMERICANUS; STERINGOPHORUS FURCIGER;

EID: 0033306034     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-239     Document Type: Article

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