Genotype-dependent recovery from acute exposure to heavy metal contamination in the freshwater clam Sphaerium novaezelandiae

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 507-513

  Phillips, N R ^a   Hickey, C W ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Allozyme; Genetic; Resilience; Resistance; Stormwater; Zinc

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE; STORM WATER; ZINC;

ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; FRESHWATER; GENOTOXICITY; GENOTYPE; HEAVY METAL; MOLLUSC; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; STORMWATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEEDING; FRESHWATER SPECIES; GENOTYPE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRESH WATER; GENOTYPE; ISOENZYMES; METALS, HEAVY; MORTALITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

NEW ZEALAND;

BIVALVIA; SPHAERIUM NOVAEZELANDIA;

EID: 77957755515     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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