Assessment of the "fish tumors or other deformities" beneficial use impairment in brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus): I. Orocutaneous tumors

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 517-526

  Blazer, Vicki S ^a   Rafferty, Sean D ^b   Baumman, Paul C ^c   Smith, Stephen B ^c   Obert, Eric C ^b  

^a LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barbel abnormalities; Brown bullhead; Neoplasia; Orocutaneous tumors

Indexed keywords

AREAS OF CONCERNS; BARBEL ABNORMALITIES; BENEFICIAL USE; BROWN BULLHEAD; DETROIT; LAKE ERIE; MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; NEOPLASIA; OROCUTANEOUS TUMORS; POINT SOURCES; REFERENCE SITES; SAMPLE SIZES;

ONCOLOGY;

TUMORS;

DISEASE PREVALENCE; TELEOST; TUMOR;

CANADA; LONG POINT; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; PENNSYLVANIA; PRESQUE ISLE BAY; UNITED STATES;

AMEIURUS NEBULOSUS; BARBUS; COTTUS GOBIO; ICTIOBUS NIGER;

EID: 70350777136     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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