GamTox: A low-cost multimetric ecotoxicity test with Gammarus spp. for in and ex situ application

International Journal of Zoology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Gerhardt, Almut ^a  

^a Technologiezentrum Konstanz   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAPHNIA; GAMMARUS;

EID: 84856948642     PISSN: 16878477     EISSN: 16878485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/574536     Document Type: Article

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