Relative influence of prey mercury concentration, prey energy density and predator sex on sport fish mercury concentrations

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 437, Issue , 2012, Pages 104-109

  Stacy, W L ^a   Lepak, J M ^a  

^a Colorado Parks and Wildlife ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics; Mercury; Sexual dimorphism; Walleye

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC FOOD WEB; BIOENERGETICS; BIOENERGETICS MODEL; ENERGY DENSITY; FOOD WEBS; GROWTH EFFICIENCY; HG CONCENTRATIONS; HUMAN HEALTH CONCERNS; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPORT-FISH CONSUMPTION; SPORTFISH; WALLEYE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; ECOLOGY; MERCURY (METAL); NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SPORTS;

FISH;

MERCURY;

ANGLING; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOENERGETICS; DIET; FISH; FOOD WEB; HEALTH RISK; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PREDATION; PREY SELECTION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SPORT FISHING;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOENERGY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; FISH; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE DENSITY; SANDER VITREUS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; COLORADO; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FISH PRODUCTS; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEX FACTORS;

STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 84865304772     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.07.064     Document Type: Article

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