Evaluation of enzyme biomarkers in freshwater invertebrates from Taro and Ticino river, Italy

Annales de Limnologie

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 169-180

  Berra, E ^a   Forcella, M ^a   Giacchini, R ^a   Marziali, L ^b   Rossaro, B ^b   Parenti, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Chironomidae; Enzymes; Insect larvae; Invertebrates

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENZYME; MACROINVERTEBRATE;

EMILIA-ROMAGNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PARMA [EMILIA-ROMAGNA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TARO RIVER; TICINO RIVER;

AMPHIPODA; ANNELIDA; CHIRONOMIDAE; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; CRUSTACEA; DIPTERA; EMILIA; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; ODONATA; OLIGOCHAETA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 4944230900     PISSN: 00034088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/limn/2004015     Document Type: Article

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