Effect of long-term nitrite exposure on the cladoceran Daphnia obtusa: Survival, moults, and reproduction

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 98-103

  Xiang, Fuhui ^a   Geng, Linlin ^a   Lü, Kai ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a   Minter, Ewan J A ^b   Yang, Zhou ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Daphnia obtusa; Life history traits; Logistic model; Nitrite; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; CRUSTACEAN; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LOGISTICS; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MATURATION; MOLT; MORTALITY; NITRITE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DECLINE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; TOXICITY TEST; ZOOPLANKTON;

DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA OBTUSA;

EID: 84855443315     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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