Bioaccumulation of mercury in pelagic fishes in NW Gulf of Mexico
Total mercury (Hg) levels were determined in the tissues of ten taxa of pelagic fishes, with a special emphasis on apex predators (large vertebrates). Highest Hg levels were observed in blue marlin (Makaira nigricans), carcharhinid sharks (Genus Carcharhinus) and little tunny (Euthynnus alletteratus...
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Texas A&M University
2006
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/3847 |