Locomotor behavioral response of mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) to subacute mercury stress monitored by video tracking system

Drug and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 383-397

  Jakka, N M ^a   Rao, T Gnaneshwar ^b   Rao, J Venkateswara ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Behavior; Bioaccumulation; Gambusia affinis; Gill; Mercury; Video tracking system

Indexed keywords

MERCURY CHLORIDE;

ACUTE STRESS; ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOACCUMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FISH; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; GILL; HEAD; LAMELLAR BODY; LOCOMOTION; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SWIMMING; VIDEORECORDING; VISCERA;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; GILLS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VIDEO RECORDING; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

GAMBUSIA AFFINIS;

EID: 35348900056     PISSN: 01480545     EISSN: 15256014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01480540701522551     Document Type: Article

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