Effect of sperm cell density on measured toxicity from the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla fertilization bioassay

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2191-2194

  Vazquez, Lourdes C ^a  

^a City and County of Honolulu ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Echinoderm bioassay; Marine toxicity test; Sea urchin fertilization; Sperm cell test

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; MARINE BIOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; TOXICITY;

FERTILIZATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FERTILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; SEA URCHIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; TOXICITY TESTING; TRIPNEUSTES GRATILLA;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FERTILIZATION; MALE; OVUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEA URCHINS; SPERMATOZOA; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ANIMALIA; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; HAWAIIA; TRIPNEUSTES; TRIPNEUSTES GRATILLA;

EID: 0242382028     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/02-614     Document Type: Article

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