Sandhopper solar orientation as a behavioural biomarker of trace metals contamination

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1360-1364

  Ungherese, Giuseppe ^a   Ugolini, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Behaviour; Biomarker; Talitrus saltator; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODS; BEHAVIOUR; CONCENTRATION DEPENDENTS; TALITRUS SALTATOR; TRACE METALS;

BIOMARKERS; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; SEAWATER; TRACE ANALYSIS; ZINC;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

AMPHIPOD; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEAWATER; TRACE METAL;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CADMIUM; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; ORIENTATION; SEAWATER; SUNLIGHT; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC;

AMPHIPODA; TALITRIDAE; TALITRUS SALTATOR;

EID: 60949104676     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.11.038     Document Type: Article

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