| biomagnification of mercury and its antagonistic interaction with selenium in yellowfin tuna thunnus albacares in the trophic web of baja california sur, mexico. | mercury and selenium concentrations were determined in muscle of 37 yellowfin tuna (thunnus albacares) captured aboard of mexican purse-seiners boats off western coast of baja california sur, between punta eugenia and cabo falso, from october to december 2006. also, its prey (mainly, jumbo squid dosidicus gigas and pelagic red crab pleuroncodes planipes) were analyzed from the stomach contents. all the mercury values obtained were lower that mercury content recommended by standard legal limits f ... | 2012 | 23059106 |