Heavy metals in Telescopium telescopium and sediments from two stations of vellar estuary, southeast coast of India

Thalassas

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-41

  Kesavan, K ^a   Raja, P ^a   Ravi, V ^a   Rajagopal, S ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Gastropod; Heavy metals; Mangrove; Mollusc; T. telescopium; Vellar

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; RHIZOPHORACEAE; TELESCOPIUM TELESCOPIUM;

EID: 77957061312     PISSN: 02125919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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