Impact of fertilizer (urea) on oxygen consumption and feeding energetics in the fresh water fish Oreochromis mossambicus

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 351-355

  Palanivelu, V ^a   Vijayavel, K ^c,d   Ezhilarasibalasubramanian, S ^b   Balasubramanian, M P ^c  

^a Periyar Arts College   (India)

^b Ethiraj College   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

^d Division of Ecotoxicology

Author keywords

Food utilization; Oreochromis mossambicus; Oxygen consumption; Survival; Urea

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; GROWTH RATE; LC 50; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TOXICOKINETICS; WATER TREATMENT;

OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; PISCES;

EID: 10044268473     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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