Effects of atrazine and metolachlor on the survivorship and infectivity of Echinostoma trivolvis trematode cercariae

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-202

  Griggs, Jennifer L ^a   Belden, Lisa K ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; METOLACHLOR;

ATRAZINE; PARASITE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DECLINE; SNAIL; SURVIVORSHIP;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOSTOMA; GROWTH INHIBITION; MESOCOSM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TADPOLE; TREMATODIASIS; VEGETATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ACETAMIDES; ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; ECHINOSTOMA; HERBICIDES; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; LARVA; RANIDAE; SNAILS;

ECHINOSTOMA TRIVOLVIS; GASTROPODA; PLANORBELLA TRIVOLVIS; RANA SYLVATICA; TREMATODA;

EID: 38349191607     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-007-9029-x     Document Type: Article

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