Influence of body size and gender on valve movement responses of a freshwater bivalve to uranium

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 126-136

  Markich, Scott J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Bivalve; Concentration response; Freshwater; Gender; Shell length; Size; Toxicity; Uranium; Valve movement

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ECOSYSTEMS; ERRORS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOXICITY; URANIUM;

DRY TISSUE WEIGHT; FRESHWATER BIVALVE; SHELL LENGTH; SUBLETHAL METAL CONCENTRATIONS; VALVE MOVEMENT RESPONSES;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

URANIUM; WATER;

AGE; BIVALVE; BODY SIZE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FRESHWATER; GENDER; TOXICITY; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; BIVALVE; BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GENDER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; MOLLUSC; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); SEX DIFFERENCE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; UNIONOIDA; VELESUNIO ANGASI;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY CONSTITUTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; MOLLUSCA; MOVEMENT; SEX FACTORS; URANIUM; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 0037832213     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.10109     Document Type: Article

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