Condition and pyloric caeca as indicators of food web effects in fish living in metal-contaminated lakes

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2066-2074

  Gauthier, Charles ^a   Campbell, Peter G C ^a   Couture, Patrice ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Condition; Copper; Indirect effects; Inter annual variations; Nickel; Pyloric caeca; Yellow perch

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LAKE WATER; NICKEL;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CADMIUM; COPPER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FOOD WEB; NICKEL; PAH; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CANADA; CONTAMINATED FISH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD WEB; INTESTINE PARAMETERS; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PERCH; PYLORIC CECA; STOMACH; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CADMIUM; CECUM; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; GASTRIC MUCOSA; METALS, HEAVY; NICKEL; ONTARIO; ORGAN SIZE; PERCHES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; QUEBEC [CANADA]; ROUYN-NORANDA; SUDBURY;

PERCA;

EID: 70350059694     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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