Sharp, J.R.2010-02-152010-02-151979http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/21572226 p., DissertationEmbryos of the estuarine teleost, Fundulus heteroclitus, were exposed to Hg++ as mercuric chloride (MC) and methylmercuric chloride (MMC) under seven different exposure conditions. Four- to-eight cell stage embryos (0-day old) were exposed to four distinct treatment regimes (continuous, 5, 2 and 1 day of exposure) while mid-blastula (1-day old), mid-neurula (2-day old) and well-pigmented, beating heart (5-day old) stage embryos were exposed continuously to Hg++ concentrations derived from two test compounds.Fundulus heteroclitusbiological developmentmercury compoundsmercurytoxicityembryonic developmentexposure tolerancepollution effectsBook