Effects of microplastics on juveniles of the common goby (Pomatoschistus microps): Confusion with prey, reduction of the predatory performance and efficiency, and possible influence of developmental conditions

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 196, Issue , 2015, Pages 359-362

  de Sá, Luís Carlos ^a,b   Luís, Luís G ^a,b   Guilhermino, Lúcia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Early 0+ juveniles; Microplastics; Pomatochistus microps; Predatory behaviour

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY;

ARTEMIA NAUPLIUS; EARLY 0+ JUVENILES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MICROPLASTICS; POMATOCHISTUS MICROPS; POMATOSCHISTUS MICROPS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOUR; PREY SELECTION;

FISH;

MICROSPHERE; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTUARY; FOOD INTAKE; JUVENILE; PLASTIC; POLLUTION EFFECT; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION; TELEOST;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA NAUPLII; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; JUVENILE ANIMAL; NONHUMAN; POMATOSCHISTUS MICROPS; PREY; PREY SELECTION; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CONFUSION; DRUG EFFECTS; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; RIVER; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

LIMIA ESTUARY; MINHO ESTUARY; PORTUGAL; VIANA DO CASTELO [PORTUGAL];

ARTEMIA; POMATOSCHISTUS MICROPS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONFUSION; PERCIFORMES; PLASTICS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84923785585     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.10.026     Document Type: Article

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