Sensitivity of the amphipod Tiburonella viscana (Platyischnopidae) to K2CR2O7

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-55

  Abessa, Denis M S ^a   Sousa, Eduinetty C P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Ecotoxicology; Potassium dichromate; Tiburonella viscana

Indexed keywords

PLATYISCHNOPIDAE;

EID: 33645257393     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-89132003000100009     Document Type: Article

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