Incidence of spinal deformities in natural populations of Aphanius fasciatus Nardo, 1827 from the Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 360-366

  Messaoudi, Imed ^a   Kessabi, Kaouthar ^a   Kacem, Adnen ^a   Saïd, Khaled ^a  

^a Institut de Biotechnologie   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Aphanius fasciatus; Gulf of Gabes; Pollution; Spinal deformities; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; COEXISTENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SKELETON; TELEOST;

AFRICA; GULF OF GABES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

APHANIUS FASCIATUS;

EID: 69049101404     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2008.00972.x     Document Type: Article

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