Joint effects of density and a growth inhibitor on the life history and population growth rate of the midge Chironomus riparius

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1140-1145

  Hooper, Helen L ^a   Sibly, Richard M ^a   Hutchinson, Thomas H ^b   Maund, Stephen J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^c SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Benzoylphenyl ureas; Density dependence; Life tables; Lufenuron; Resource limitation

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; SEDIMENTS;

CHEMICAL STRESSORS; FECUNDITY; MORTALITY;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

GROWTH INHIBITOR; LUFENURON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; GROWTH REGULATOR; POPULATION GROWTH;

ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILITY; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; LARVA; LIFE HISTORY; MATURITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEDIMENT; STRESS; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; BENZAMIDES; BODY WEIGHT; CHIRONOMIDAE; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MORTALITY; POPULATION GROWTH; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI;

EID: 18244387455     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-254R.1     Document Type: Article

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