Comparison of dietary mercury exposure in two sympatric top predator fishes, largemouth bass and northern pike: A bioenergetics modeling approach

Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 137-147

  MacRury, Nicole K ^a   Graeb, Brian D S ^a   Johnson, Brett M ^a   Clements, William H ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary exposure; Fish bioenergetics model; Largemouth bass; Mercury; Northern pike

Indexed keywords

LAKE WATER; MERCURY;

BIOENERGETICS; DIET; FISH; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREDATOR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC FAUNA; BENTHIC FAUNA; BIOENERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INVERTEBRATE; LARGEMOUTH BASS; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIMULATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALIA; ESOX; ESOX LUCIUS; INVERTEBRATA; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036872893     PISSN: 13861980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021262207720     Document Type: Review

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