Biomagnification of mercury in fish from Thruston Bay, Napoleon Gulf, Lake Victoria (East Africa)

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 91-96

  Campbell, Linda M ^a,c,d   Balirwa, J S ^b   Dixon, D G ^a   Hecky, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b National Fisheries Resources Research Institute   (Uganda)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Nile perch; Nile tilapia; Stable carbon isotopes; Stable nitrogen isotopes

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; LATES NILOTICUS; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA; VERTEBRATA; VICTORIA;

EID: 4344706249     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085910409503796     Document Type: Article

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