Time to death of mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) during acute inorganic mercury exposure: population structure effects.

doi:10.1007/BF00212087

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Time to death of mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) during acute inorganic mercury exposure: population structure effects.

Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology - 1 Apr 1992

Lee C J, Newman M C, Mulvey M

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Times-to-death (TTD) of mother and offspring mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) were examined during acute exposure to mercury concentrations of approximately 1.0 mg/L. Median TTD were more similar for fish sharing a common mother (defined herein as a sibship) and microhabitat during maturation th...

Topics

Animals
Cyprinodontiformes
Female
Genotype
Mercury Poisoning
Time Factors
Water Pollutants, Chemical

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