Sublethal doses of heavy metals and slow-down pattern of euplotes crassus (ciliophora, hypotrichia): A behavioural bioassay

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-30

  Mori, Gualtiero ^a   Erra, Fabrizio ^a   Cionini, Ketty ^a   Banchetti, Rosalba ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Pondered Effect Index; Slow Down Index

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOASSAY; CILIATE; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

CILIOPHORA; EUPLOTES; HYPOTRICHIA; MONEUPLOTES CRASSUS;

EID: 0038141110     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000309356492     Document Type: Article

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