Chronic toxicity of tributyltin on development and reproduction of the hermaphroditic snail Physa fontinalis: Influence of population density

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 58, Issue 2-5, 2004, Pages 157-162

  Leung, Kenneth M Y ^a   Morley, Neil J ^b   Grist, Eric P M ^b   Morritt, David ^b   Crane, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Crane Consultants   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic toxicity; Development; Population density; Population growth; Snails; Tributyltin

Indexed keywords

ESTERS; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE WATERS; TISSUE; TOXICITY;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; REPRODUCTIONS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

SOLVENT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRIBUTYLTIN;

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SNAIL; TOXICITY; TRIBUTYLTIN;

CHRONIC TOXICITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILITY; HATCHING; HERMAPHRODITISM; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSA FONTINALIS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTION; SNAIL; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SNAILS; TIME FACTORS; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC; TRIALKYLTIN COMPOUNDS;

BASOMMATOPHORA; FONTINALIS; GASTROPODA; PHYSA; PHYSA FONTINALIS;

EID: 2942604732     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2004.03.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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