The effects of acute and chronic ammonia exposure during early life stages of the gulf toadfish, Opsanus beta

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 225-237

  Barimo, John F ^a   Walsh, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Batrachoididae; Ontogeny; Prolonged exposure; Toadfish; Ureotely

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA; FISH; NEST SITE; ONTOGENY; TOLERANCE; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; FOULING CONTROL; LC 50; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOAD; TOXICITY TESTING; YOLK SAC;

AGE FACTORS; AMMONIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BATRACHOIDIFORMES; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FLORIDA; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

BATRACHOIDIDAE; BATRACHOIDIDAE GEN. SP.; OPSANUS BETA;

EID: 26844501174     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2005.08.005     Document Type: Article

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