Difficulties in relating Cd concentrations in the predatory insect Chaoborus to those of its prey in nature

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 800-808

  Croteau, Marie Noële ^a,b   Hare, Landis ^a   Tessier, André ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CADMIUM; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

CANADA;

CHAOBORUS; CRUSTACEA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0142026973     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f03-068     Document Type: Article

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