An evaluation of sodium loss and gill metal binding properties in rainbow trout and yellow perch to explain species differences in copper tolerance

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2159-2166

  Taylor, Lisa N ^a,b   Wood, Chris M ^a   McDonald, D Gordon ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ESG International   (Canada)

Author keywords

Copper; Gill binding; Rainbow trout; Sodium loss; Yellow perch

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; FISHERIES; POSITIVE IONS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BINDING SITES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

COPPER; SODIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GILL; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPOTHESIS; LC 50; METAL BINDING; METAL TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; PERCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WATER HARDNESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COPPER; GILLS; LETHAL DOSE 50; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PERCHES; SODIUM; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ANIMALIA; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PERCA FLAVESCENS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0242287327     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/02-256     Document Type: Article

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