Bioaccumulation of cyanotoxins and their effects on aquatic organisms;Bioacumulação de cianotoxinas e seus efeitos em organismos aquáticos

Oecologia Brasiliensis

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 272-312

  Filho, Aloysio da Silva Ferrão ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aquatic organisms; Bioacumulation; Cyanobacteria; Cyanotoxins; Detoxification

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; DAPHNIA;

EID: 77949716114     PISSN: 19806442     EISSN: 19819366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4257/oeco.2009.1302.05     Document Type: Article

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