Effects of methylmercury on the predator avoidance behavior of a freshwater forage fish, Golden Shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas)
Webber HM. 1998. Effects of methylmercury on the predator avoidance behavior of a freshwater forage fish, Golden Shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas). University of Maine
Looked at the effect of high levels of mercury contmination on fish behavior. The fish studied was the Golden Shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas). The behavior studied was the response to a overhead predator (simulated with a model of a kingfisher). The study was done in the laboratory.
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Webber, Hannah
- Date of Issue
- 1998-05
- Publisher
- University of Maine
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Animal Behavior, Animal Studies, Contamination, Mercury (Hg), thesis