Bioenergetics and mercury dynamics in fish: A modelling perspective

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1890-1902

  Trudel, Marc ^a   Rasmussen, Joseph B ^b  

^a PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOENERGETICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FISH; MASS BALANCE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MODELING;

SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 33749257879     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-081     Document Type: Review

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