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BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES TO TWO ESTUARINE FISH SPECIES SUBJECTED TO BIS (tri‐n‐butyltin) OXIDE 1
Author(s) -
Hall Lenwood W.,
Pinkney Alfred E.,
Zeger Scott,
Burton Dennis T.,
Lenkevich Michael J.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1984.tb04677.x
Subject(s) - menhaden , bass (fish) , morone saxatilis , estuary , fishery , juvenile , chemistry , biology , environmental chemistry , ecology , fish <actinopterygii> , fish oil
The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the avoidance responses of juvenile striped bass, Morone saxatilis and Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus to bis (tri‐n‐butyltin) oxide. An avoidance responses was exhibited by striped bass at a total organic tin concentration of 24.9 μg/L. Atlantic menhaden exhibited avoidance to total organic tin concentrations of 5.5 μg/L and greater. Atlantic menhaden are generally more sensitive to toxicants than striped bass; therefore, avoidance responses reported in this study are not surprising. It is highly likely that the concentrations of total organic tin that were avoided by the test species in this study were much higher than expected environmental concentrations. Ecologically significant hazards may occur due to potential effects that unperceived or non‐avoided organotin concentrations may have on behavioral responses mediated by chemosensory systems.