Influence of anthropogenic stress on fitness and behaviour of a key-species of estuarine ecosystems, the ragworm Nereis diversicolor

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 121-128

  Mouneyrac, C ^a,b   Perrein Ettajani, H ^a,b   Amiard Triquet, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE L'OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Ecologically relevant biomarkers; Fitness; Nereis diversicolor; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC STRESS; BEHAVIOUR; BIOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; ENERGY RESERVES; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEMS; ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MEASURED PARAMETERS; POLLUTION GRADIENT; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; REFERENCE SITES; SEXUAL MATURATION; TOXIC CHEMICALS;

BIOMETRICS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; HEALTH; SEDIMENTS;

ESTUARIES;

GLYCOGEN; LIPID;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMARKER; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; FITNESS; POLYCHAETE; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ESTUARINE SPECIES; FEMALE; INDICATOR ORGANISM; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SEDIMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION; WORM;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; POLYCHAETA; REPRODUCTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

NEANTHES DIVERSICOLOR; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 74449085734     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.07.028     Document Type: Article

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