Behavioral responses to sublethal cadmium exposure within an experimental aquatic food web

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 431-441

  Riddell, David J ^a,b   Culp, Joseph M ^a   Baird, Donald J ^a,b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavior; Benthic invertebrate; Brook trout; Longnose dace; Predator prey interactions

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMPURITIES; TOXICITY;

AQUATIC FOOD WEB; CADMIUM EXPOSURE; NYMPHS; PREDATORS;

CADMIUM;

CADMIUM;

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CADMIUM; FOOD WEB; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BAETIS TRICAUDATUS; BENTHOS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATOM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD WEB; FORAGING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KOGOTUS NONUS; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINICHTHYS CATARACTAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS; TROUT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CADMIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; INSECTS; NYMPH; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BAETIS TRICAUDATUS; EPHEMEROPTERA; FONTINALIS; INVERTEBRATA; KOGOTUS; KOGOTUS NONUS; PLECOPTERA; RHINICHTHYS; RHINICHTHYS CATARACTAE; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 12344325840     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-026R.1     Document Type: Article

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