Gill damage in Oreochromis mossambicus and Tilapia sparrmanii after short-term copper exposure

International Congress Series

Volumn 1275, Issue , 2004, Pages 195-200

  van Heerden, Daléne ^a   Tiedt, Louwrens R ^a   Vosloo, André ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Copper; Gas exchange; Gill damage; Oreochromis mossambicus; Tilapia; Tilapia sparrmanii

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747588797     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2004.08.071     Document Type: Article

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