Influence of pesticide-fertilizer combination on food intake, growth, and conversion efficiencies of Oreochromis mossambicus

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 908-913

  Palanivelu, V ^a   Vijayavel, K ^b   Balasubramanian, S E ^c   Balasubramanian, M P ^b  

^a Periyar Arts College   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^c Ethiraj College for Women   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; PESTICIDE; UREA;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; LC 50; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; SURVIVAL RATE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FERTILIZERS; SURVIVAL; THIOCARBAMATES; TILAPIA; UREA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS;

EID: 0036915720     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-002-0145-z     Document Type: Article

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