Lethal effects of elevated pH and ammonia on juveniles of Neotropical fish Colosoma macropomum (Pisces, Caracidae)

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-10

  De Croux, Parma ^a   Julieta, Maria ^a   Loteste, Alicia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Colosoma juveniles; PH and Ammonia

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE;

AMMONIA; EXCRETION; FISH; PH;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; COLOSOMA MACROPOMUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; GILL; LD 50; LETHALITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PISCICULTURE; POND; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TOXICITY;

ANIMALIA; COLOSSOMA MARCOPOMUM; GOES; PISCES;

EID: 1342321698     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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