Mercury uptake by the estuarine species Palaemonetes pugio and Fundulus heteroclitus compared with their parasites, Probopyrus pandalicola and Eustrongylides sp.

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1046-1050

  Bergey, Lauren ^a   Weis, Judith S ^a   Weis, Peddrick ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Host; Isopod; Mercury; Mummichog; Nematode; Parasite; Shrimp

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MERCURY (METAL); METABOLISM;

BIOMAGNIFICATION; PARASITIZED ANIMALS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

METHYLMERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CRUSTACEAN; METHYLMERCURY; PARASITE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTUARY; EXPOSURE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LABORATORY; METABOLIC RATE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; POLLUTION; SHRIMP; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CHAIN; FUNDULIDAE; ISOPODA; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NEMATODA; PALAEMONIDAE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUSTRONGYLIDES; FUNDULUS; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; ISOPODA; PALAEMONETES; PALAEMONETES PUGIO; PROBOPYRUS; PROBOPYRUS PANDALICOLA;

EID: 0036806740     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00154-6     Document Type: Article

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