Acute Mortality of Soft Shell Clam, Mya arenaria, Larvae, Green Sea Urchin Strongylocentrotus droenbachiensis, Larvae, and Rotifers, Brachionus plicatilis, Exposed to Cypermethrin (Excis ™)

Journal of Applied Aquaculture

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-83

  Pahl, B C ^a   Opitz, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clam; Cyperme thrin; Larvae; Mortality; Rotifers; Sea urchin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040366648     PISSN: 10454438     EISSN: 15450805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J028v09n01_07     Document Type: Article

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