Effects of nickel chloride and oxygen depletion on behaviour and vitality of zebrafish (Danio rerio, Hamilton, 1822) (Pisces, Cypriniformes) embryos and larvae

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 612-620

  Kienle, Cornelia ^a,c   Kohler H R ^a   Filser, Juliane ^b   Gerhardt, Almut ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c LimCo International   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Multispecies Freshwater Biomonitor ; NiCl2; O2

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH; NICKEL; OXYGEN;

NICKEL CHLORIDE; OXYGEN DEPLETION;

MARINE POLLUTION;

NICKEL CHLORIDE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHLORIDE; CYPRINID; EMBRYO; LARVA; LOCOMOTION; NICKEL; OXYGEN; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SURVIVAL;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FERTILIZATION; HYPOXIA; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; ZEBRA FISH;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; LARVA; LOCOMOTION; NICKEL; OXYGEN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZEBRAFISH;

CYPRINIFORMES; DANIO RERIO; PISCES;

EID: 41249099963     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.06.069     Document Type: Article

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