Chronic toxicity of ocean-dumped pharmaceutical wastes to the marine amphipod Amphithoe valida

Changes in nesting behavior and lipid co

Changes in nesting behavior and lipid content of a marine amphipod (Amphithoe valida) to the toxicity of a no. 2 fuel oil

✍ W.Y. Lee; S.A. Macko; J.A.C. Nicol 📂 Article 📅 1981 🏛 Springer Netherlands 🌐 English ⚖ 619 KB

Laboratory cultured amphipods, Amphithoe valida, were exposed to the water soluble fractions (WSF) of a No. 2 fuel oil for 6 days, and then transferred to clean sea water for one week. Survival and nesting behavior were observed daily, and the lipid contents were checked at the end of exposure and a