The toxic mechanism of high lethality of herbicide butachlor in marine flatfish flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus

Journal of Ocean University of China

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 257-264

  Guo, Huarong ^a   Yin, Licheng ^a   Zhang, Shicui ^a   Feng, Wenrong ^a  

^a Ocean University of China   (China)

Author keywords

Butachlor; Flounder; Herbicide; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

PARALICHTHYS OLIVACEUS; PISCES; PLEURONECTIFORMES; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 77955039836     PISSN: 16725182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11802-010-1693-1     Document Type: Article

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