Phototactic behavior in Daphnia magna Straus as an indicator of toxicants in the aquatic environment

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 417-422

  Martins, J ^a,b   Soares, M L ^a   Saker, M L ^b   OlivaTeles, L ^a,b   Vasconcelos, V M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Daphnia magna; Phototactic behavior; Pollutants

Indexed keywords

2 (4 CHLORO 2 METHYLPHENOXY)ACETIC ACID; 2,4,6 TRICHLOROPHENOL; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BIS(TRIBUTYLTIN) OXIDE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; DIMETHOATE; FLUORANTHENE; LINDANE; LINURON; MERCURY CHLORIDE; THIRAM; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOINDICATOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRUSTACEAN; DETECTION METHOD; PHOTOTAXIS; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTACTISM;

2-METHYL-4-CHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARSENICALS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHLOROPHENOLS; DAPHNIA; DIMETHOATE; FLUORENES; LIGHT; LINDANE; LINURON; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; OXIDES; THIRAM; TOXICITY TESTS; TRIALKYLTIN COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

DAPHNIA MAGNA;

EID: 34249679145     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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