Title | Analyses for circulating gonadal sex steroids and gonad morphology in fish: Peace, Athabasca and Slave River basins September to December 1994 |
Publication Type | Report |
Year of Publication | 1996 |
Authors | Brown, S. B., Evans R. E., & Vandenbyllaardt L. |
Pagination | 125 pages |
Date Published | 02/1996 |
Publisher | Northern River Basins Study |
Place Published | Edmonton, AB |
Publication Language | en |
ISBN Number | 0-662-24505-9 |
Keywords | Athabasca River, contaminants, contamination, federal government, fish, NRBS, toxicity, tributaries |
Abstract | The objective of this study was to examine reproductive indices in fish collected from the Peace, Athabasca, and Slave rivers and their major tributaries. The fish species targeted for collection and analyses were burbot, northern pike, longnose sucker, and flathead chub. Biochemical and histological approaches included analysing levels of gonadal sex steroid hormones, measuring gonad morphology, and estimating fecundity. Results are organised in to reference (upstream locations and tributaries receiving no inputs from pulp mills), near-field (within 100 kilometres downstream from a pulp mill source), and far-field (over 100 kilometres downstream) groups. |
Notes | Northern River Basins Study Project Report No. 89. |
URL | http://www.barbau.ca/sites/www.barbau.ca/files/0-662-24505-9.pdf |
Locational Keywords | Athabasca River, Slave River, Peace River |
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Group | OSEMB |
Citation Key | 51517 |
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0-662-24505-9.pdf | 8.17 MB |