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Culturing of fathead minnow ( Pimephales promelas L.) larvae for aquatic toxicity testing: An observational note
Author(s) -
Hutchinson Thomas H,
Williams Timothy D
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
environmental toxicology and chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1552-8618
pISSN - 0730-7268
DOI - 10.1002/etc.5620130417
Subject(s) - pimephales promelas , minnow , larva , ichthyoplankton , biology , toxicity , zoology , aquatic toxicology , toxicology , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , fish larvae , ecology , medicine
Dietary investigations have been conducted to improve the survival of fathead minnow ( Pimephales promelas ) larvae for aquatic toxicity testing purposes Data are presented that suggest that feeding fish larvae both protozoa and Artemia nauplu may produce more consistent levels of larval survival and growth when compared with fish larvae fed Artemia nauplu only