Effects of mercury on growth, emergence, and behavior of Chironomus riparius Meigen (Diptera: Chironomidae)

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 216-224

  Azevedo Pereira, Henrique M V S ^a   Soares, Amadeu M V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURIC CHLORIDE; FRESH WATER; MERCURY;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BIOMONITORING; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RESPONSE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INSECT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; DEVELOPMENTAL, AGE AND GROWTH PARAMETERS; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; DIPTERA;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHIRONOMIDAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRESH WATER; LARVA; MERCURY; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77955507853     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-010-9482-9     Document Type: Article

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