The effect of contaminated prey on feeding, activity, and growth of young-of-the-year bluefish, pomatomus saltatrix, in the laboratory

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1025-1038

  Candelmo, Allison C ^a,d   Deshpande, Ashok ^b   Dockum, Bruce ^b   Weis, Peddrick ^c   Weis, Judith S ^d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Fish; Growth; Mercury; PCBs; Pesticides; Pomatomus saltatrix

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOACCUMULATION; CLUPEOID; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; GROWTH RESPONSE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; PCB; PERCIFORM; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SURVIVAL;

NEW JERSEY; TUCKERTON; UNITED STATES;

FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; POMATOMUS SALTATRIX;

EID: 77953487323     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-010-9292-3     Document Type: Article

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