SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1996
STP11718S

Behavioral Studies of Contaminant Effects on Aquatic Invertebrates: A Review of Russian Investigations

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Studies by Russian scientists have documented significant alterations and impairment of critical behavioral functions in aquatic organisms following exposure to environmental contaminants. Behavioral responses disrupted by sublethal exposure to toxicants are intimately involved in habitat selection, foraging, competition, predator-prey relationships, and reproduction, and are essential to survival. Behavioral responses of benthic invertebrates have received considerable study in Russia. A range of invertebrate taxa have been studied, including leeches, insects, molluscs, plankton, and crustaceans. In addition, aquatic invertebrates exhibit a large number of behavioral responses which are sensitive to contaminant exposure and are easily quantified. Standardized behavioral methodologies for measuring contaminant effects are being developed.

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Nepomnyashchikh, VA
Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nekouz, Yaroslavl, Russia
DeLonay, VA
National Biological Service, Midwest Science Center, Columbia, MO
Little, EE
National Biological Service, Midwest Science Center, Columbia, MO
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Developed by Committee: E47
Pages: 323–343
DOI: 10.1520/STP11718S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5345-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-2031-0