Variation in the behavior of the amphipod gammarus pulex

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-52

  Peeters, Edwin T H M ^a   De Lange, H J ^a   Lurling, M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioassays; Macroinvertebrates; Variability

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; GAMMARIDAE; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PULEX;

EID: 60849123772     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807030802615055     Document Type: Article

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