Mouthpart deformities in Chironomidae (Diptera) as indicators of heavy metal pollution in northern Lake Victoria, Uganda

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-142

  Ochieng, H ^a   De Ruyter Van Steveninck, E D ^b   Wanda, F M ^a  

^a National Fisheries Resources Research Institute   (Uganda)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Early warning bioindications; Pollutants; Rural areas; Stress response; Urban industrial

Indexed keywords

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS SP.; DIPTERA;

EID: 53049095221     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAS.2008.33.2.4.501     Document Type: Article

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