Effects of Cadmium and Zinc on the feeding behaviour of two freshwater crustaceans: Atyaephyra desmarestii (Decapoda) and Echinogammarus meridionalis (Amphipoda)

Lethal and sublethal effects of Cadmium and Zinc on two freshwater crustaceans were investigated. The 96-h LC50 for Cadmium and Zinc were 42.20 mu g 1(-1) and 5.43 mg 1(-1) for Atyaephyra desmarestd, and 36.17 mu g 1(-1) and 4.61 mg 1(-1) for Echinogammarus meridionalis, respectively. An increase in...

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Main Author: Pestana, J. L. T. (author)
Other Authors: Ré, A. (author), Nogueira, A. J. A. (author), Soares, A. M. V. M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 1000
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/5356
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/5356