Acute toxicity of an organophosphorus insecticide monocrotophos and its effects on behaviour of an air-breathing fish, Anabas testudineus (Bloch)

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-123

  Santhakumar, M ^a   Balaji, M ^a  

^a Department of Computer Science KMCentre for PG Studies   (India)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Anabas testudineus; Behaviour; Monocrotophos

Indexed keywords

ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COLOR; FISH; MUCUS SECRETION; NONHUMAN; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANABAS TESTUDINEUS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034067089     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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