The cortisol stress response in male round goby (Neogobius melanostomus): Effects of living in polluted environments?

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 723-733

  Marentette, Julie R ^a   Tong, Stephanie ^a   Balshine, Sigal ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Biomarker; Environmental contamination; Hamilton Harbour; In situ exposure; Sentinel species

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOMARKER; BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HEAVY METAL; LAKE POLLUTION; PAH; PERCIFORM; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREDATION RISK; STEROID; VULNERABILITY; WILD POPULATION;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA];

ANIMALIA; APOLLONIA MELANOSTOMUS; PISCES;

EID: 84876422276     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-012-0064-8     Document Type: Article

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