Imposex expression in Hexaplex trunculus from the North Tunis Lake transplanted to Bizerta channel (Tunisia)

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-245

  Lahbib, Y ^a   Boumaiza M ^a   Trigui El Menif, N ^a  

^a Laboratory of Environment Bio monitoring (LBE)   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Hexaplex trunculus; Imposex; TBT; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEAN HABITATS; WATER POLLUTION;

BIOMONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HEXAPLEX TRUNCULUS; SAMPLING SITES;

ANIMALS;

BIOMONITORING; GASTROPOD; IMPOSEX; POLLUTION EFFECT; SHIPPING; SNAIL; TAGGING; TRANSPLANTATION; TRIBUTYLTIN;

AFRICA; BIZERTE; BIZERTE CHANNEL; NORTH AFRICA; TUNIS [TUNIS (GVR)]; TUNIS [TUNISIA]; TUNISIA;

GASTROPODA; HEXAPLEX TRUNCULUS; MURICIDAE;

EID: 37249006346     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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