Can amphipod behavior help to predict chronic toxicity of sediments?

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 506-518

  Scarlett, Alan ^a,b   Canty, Martin N ^a   Smith, Emma L ^b   Rowland, Steven J ^b   Galloway, Tamara S ^a  

^a School of Biological Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavior; Chronic; Corophium; Oil; Sediment; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; COROPHIUM; COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR;

EID: 34248570897     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807030701341035     Document Type: Article

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