Mercury effects on predator avoidance behavior of a forage fish, golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1556-1561

  Webber, Hannah M ^a   Haines, Terry A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Diet; Fish; Mercury; Predator avoidance

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIODIVERSITY; CONTAMINATION; FISHERIES; GROWTH KINETICS; MERCURY (METAL);

GROWTH RATE;

TOXICITY;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; METHYLMERCURY; MERCURY;

AVOIDANCE REACTION; FISH; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH; GOLDEN SHINER; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CYPRINIFORMES; DIET; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; PREDATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; NOTEMIGONUS CRYSOLEUCAS; NOTROPIS CHRYSOLEUCAS; VERTEBRATA;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BRAIN; CYPRINIDAE; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MERCURY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0141447768     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(2003)22<1556:MEOPAB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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