Sublethal concentrations of ammonia impair performance of the teleost fast-start escape response

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 353-362

  Mckenzie, D J ^a,b   Shingles, A ^c   Claireaux, G ^d   Domenici, P ^c,e  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c International Marine Centre   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^e Consiglio Nationale de Ricerca Istituto Ambiente Marino Costiero c/o International Marine Centre ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ECOTOXICOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLASMA; PREDATION RISK; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TELEOST;

AVES; LIZA AURATA; MUGIL; TELEOSTEI;

AMMONIA; SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECT; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMEGMAMORPHA; WATER POLLUTANT;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BRAIN; ESCAPE REACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEAWATER; SMEGMAMORPHA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 69149089907     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/590218     Document Type: Article

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