title: Interaction of lead and calcium uptake by the woodlouse, Porcellio scaber (Isopoda, Porcellionidae).
abstract: Lead and calcium nitrate in a potato base were fed to Porcellio scaber; three levels of each cation were used in a 32factorial design experiment. The amounts accumulated were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometric analysis of nitric acid digests of whole animals. Both cations increased markedly in the woodlice with increasing dosage and a clear correlation was found between the rates of uptake of the two.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Leicester, LE1 7RH, Leicester, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beeby