Effects of metals on the behaviour and oxygen consumption of the mud snail |
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| Authors: | John R MacInnes Frederick P Thurberg |
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| Institution: | National Marine Fisheries Service, Middle Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Center, Experimental Biology Investigations, Milford, Connecticut 06460, USA. |
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| Abstract: | The behaviour and oxygen consumption rates of adult mud snails, exposed to five metals individually (arsenic, cadmium, copper, silver and zinc) and to one combination of two metals (cadmium and copper), have been examined. The oxygen uptake of distressed and retracted snails was found to be lower than that of controls after exposure to all individual metals except cadmium, which resulted in an elevation of oxygen consumption. The combination of copper and cadmium resulted in a lower rate than either metal alone. |
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