Influence of lake chemistry and fish age on cadmium, copper, and zinc concentrations in various organs of indigenous yellow perch (Perca flavescens)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1702-1716

  Giguère, Anik ^a   Campbell, Peter G C ^a   Hare, Landis ^a   McDonald, D Gordon ^b   Rasmussen, Joseph B ^c  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BIOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; PERCIFORM; WATER CHEMISTRY;

PERCA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 12744269491     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F04-100     Document Type: Article

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