Shortcomings of the laboratory-derived median lethal concentration for predicting mortality in field populations: Exposure duration and latent mortality

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2147-2153

  Zhao, Yuan ^a   Newman, Michael C ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complete median lethal concentration; Latent mortality; Median lethal concentration; Survival analysis; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POPULATION STATISTICS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

LATENT MORTALITY; LETHAL CONCENTRATION;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

LABORATORY METHOD; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; COVARIANCE; ECOTOXICITY; EXPOSURE; LABORATORY TEST; LETHALITY; MODEL; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; COPPER SULFATE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FORECASTING; LETHAL DOSE 50; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORTALITY; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; REACTION TIME; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TOXICITY TESTS;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; AZTECA; HYALELLA; HYALELLA AZTECA;

EID: 3943098099     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/03-557     Document Type: Article

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