Optimization of culture conditions of Porcellio dilatatus (Crustacea: Isopoda) for laboratory test development

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 285-291

  Caseiro, Isabel ^a   Santos, S ^b   Sousa, J P ^a   Nogueira, A J A ^a   Soares, A M V M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Density; Food quality; Growth; Isopods; Porcellio dilatatus; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSTACEA; DENSITY; DIET; ECOTOXICITY; FOOD QUALITY; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; REPRODUCTION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA; BETULACEAE; CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPODA; PORCELLIO DILATATUS;

EID: 0033748184     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.2000.1982     Document Type: Article

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