Simultaneous, long-term monitoring of valve and cardiac activity in the blue mussel Mytilus edulis exposed to copper

Marine Biology

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 837-846

  Curtis, T M ^a,b,c   Williamson, R ^a,b   Depledge, M H ^b  

^a THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; MOLLUSC; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 0033935031     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270000297     Document Type: Article

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