Trace elements and vanadium in tissues and organs of five species of cetaceans from Italian coasts

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 311-323

  Bellante, A ^a   Sprovieri, M ^b   Buscaino, G ^a   Manta, D Salvagio ^b   Buffa, G ^a   Stefano, V Di ^a   Bonanno, A ^a   Barra, M ^b   Patti, B ^a   Giacoma, C ^c   Mazzola, S ^a  

^a Institute for Coastal Marine Environment (CNR)   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cetaceans; Essential elements; Mediterranean; Vanadium

Indexed keywords

CETACEAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TRACE ELEMENT; VANADIUM;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CETACEA; GRAMPUS GRISEUS; MAMMALIA; PHYSETER CATODON; STENELLA (CETACEA); STENELLA COERULEOALBA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS; ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS;

EID: 77649090536     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540903193155     Document Type: Article

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