Implications for toxicity tests with amphipod Gammarus aequicauda: Effects of temperature and salinity on life cycle

Environmental Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1349-1356

  Prato, E ^a   Biandolino, F ^a   Scardicchio, C ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic tests; Gammarus aequicauda; Life history; Salinity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

TOXICITY;

DIFFERENT TREATMENTS; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; GAMMARUS; LIFE HISTORY; SALINITY; SEDIMENT TOXICITY TESTS; TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS;

TEMPERATURE;

LIFE CYCLE; LINEAR REGRESSION; SEDIMENTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TOXICITY;

AMPHIPOD; BROOD SIZE; FECUNDITY; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY;

AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; GAMMARUS AEQUICAUDA; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

GAMMARUS AEQUICAUDA;

EID: 56549109788     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330802379482     Document Type: Article

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