Tolerance to environmental contaminants in the mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 933-953

  Weis, Judith S ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dioxin; Killfish; Metals; PAHs; PCBs; Resistance; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS;

EID: 0348029632     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1080-700291905756     Document Type: Review

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