Regional patterns in mercury and selenium concentrations of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in the Pacific Ocean

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2046-2056

  Ferriss, Bridget E ^a   Essington, Timothy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOAVAILABILITY; CHLOROPHYLL A; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLATION; OXYGEN; PERCIFORM; SELENIUM; TOXICITY; TROPHIC LEVEL;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 82955184643     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F2011-120     Document Type: Article

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