Shifts in elemental composition, methylmercury content and δ 15N ratio during growth of a High Arctic copepod

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1228-1240

  Chételat, John ^a,b   Amyot, Marc ^a   Cloutier, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Limnocalanus macrurus; Mercury; Nitrogen stable isotopes; Ontogeny; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CALANOIDA; COPEPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LIMNOCALANUS MACRURUS;

EID: 84860463032     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2012.02793.x     Document Type: Article

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