Vitellogenin variation in the crab Carcinus maenas exposed to sediments affected by oil spills (Spain)

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-145

  Morales Caselles, Carmen ^a,b   Martín Díaz, M Laura ^a,b   Riba, Inmaculada ^a,b   Delvalls, T Ángel ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicity; Invertebrate; Oil spill; PAHs; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRAB; ECOTOXICOLOGY; OIL SPILL; PAH; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 62249119271     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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