Pollutants and fish predator/prey behavior: A review of laboratory and field approaches

Current Zoology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-20

  Weis, Judith S ^a   Candelmo, Allison ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Feeding; Pollution; Predator; Prey; Trophic

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; PALAEMONETES PUGIO; PISCES; POMATOMUS SALTATRIX;

EID: 84855990665     PISSN: 16745507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/58.1.9     Document Type: Review

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