PCBs in Fish of the Ardeche River: Potential Implications for the Survival of the Otter (Lutra Lutra)

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 784-790

  Mazet, A ^a   Keck, G ^a   Berny, P ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; FISH; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SURVIVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; LUTRA; LUTRA LUTRA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1842532229     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-004-0313-4     Document Type: Article

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