Effect of monocrotophos on the optomotor behaviour of an air-breathing fish, Anabas testudineus (Bloch)

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-68

  Santhakumar, M ^a   Balaji, M ^a   Saravanan, K R ^a   Soumady, D ^a   Ramudu, K ^a  

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

Author keywords

Anabas testudineus; Monocrotophos; Optomotor behaviour

Indexed keywords

MONOCROTOPHOS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; LETHARGY; LOCOMOTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANABAS TESTUDINEUS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034107061     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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