Reproductive performance of two generations of female semidomesticated mink fed diets containing organic mercury contaminated freshwater fish

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 221-226

  Dansereau, M ^a   Lariviere N ^a   Du Tremblay, D ^a   Belanger D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUND;

MAMMAL; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EFFECT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LACTATION; MALE; MINK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SURVIVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; DIET; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRESH WATER; MALE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MINK; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 0344859866     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002449900464     Document Type: Article

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