Effects of ultraviolet radiation on early larval stages of the Alpine newt, Triturus alpestris, under natural and laboratory conditions

Oecologia

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 514-519

  Nagl, Alexander M ^a   Hofer, Rudolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

High mountain ponds; Mortality; Newt larvae; Skin damages; UV B radiation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIUMA MEANS; SALAMANDRIDAE; TRITURUS ALPESTRIS;

ALPINE NEWT; NEWT LARVA; SKIN DAMAGE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0030613503     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050188     Document Type: Article

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