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The effects of zinc on the mortality and reproduction of the minnow,Phoxinus phoxinus L.

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The long-term effects of zinc nitrate on the reproduction and on the mortality during different developmental stages of the minnow,Phoxinus phoxinus L., have been studied in fresh water. Mortality of newly-hatched fry was seen to be the most sensitive parameter as compared with factors such as number of deposited eggs, hatch-ability, and the mortality of underyearlings, yearlings, and mature minnows. The fry showed an increased mortality at a zinc concentration of 0.08 ppm, which is 1/40 of the 96-hr LC50 estimated for the adults.

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Bengtsson, BE. The effects of zinc on the mortality and reproduction of the minnow,Phoxinus phoxinus L.. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 2, 342–355 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02047099

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