Oral deformities in tadpoles (Rana catesbeiana) associated with coal ash deposition: Effects on grazing ability and growth

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 723-730

  Rowe, Christopher L ^a   Kinney, Owen M ^a   Fiori, Alison P ^a   Congdon, Justin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

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RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 0030484114     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1996.00123.x     Document Type: Article

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