Behavioural ecotoxicology, an "early warning" signal to assess environmental quality

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-11

  Hellou, Jocelyne ^a,b  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Marine; Review; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIVALVE; CRUSTACEAN; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LITERATURE REVIEW; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; POLLUTION EFFECT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SNAIL; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; ILYANASSA OBSOLETA; UPOGEBIIDAE;

EID: 78650945338     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-010-0367-2     Document Type: Article

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