Developmental responses of amphibians to solar and artificial UVB sources: A comparative study

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 449-456

  Hays, John B ^a   Blaustein, Andrew R ^a   Kiesecker, Joseph M ^a   Hoffman, Peter D ^a   Pandelova, Iovanna ^a   Coyle, Daniel ^a   Richardson, Timothy ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Vital Technologies Corporation   (Canada)

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EID: 0030237185     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1996.tb03090.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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