Hindlimb deformities (ectromelia, ectrodactyly) in free-living anurans from agricultural habitats

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-104

  Ouellet, Martin ^a,c   Bonin, Joël ^a   Rodrigue, Jean ^a   DesGranges, Jean Luc ^a   Lair, Stéphane ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural contaminants; Amphibians; Anurans; Ectrodactyly; Ectromelia; Hindlimb deformities; Pesticides; Qu bec

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CROP; FROG; FROGS AND TOADS; HINDLIMB; PHOCOMELIA; PREVALENCE; TOAD; TOE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ANURA; BUFONIDAE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ECTROMELIA; FRESH WATER; HINDLIMB; PESTICIDES; PREVALENCE; QUEBEC; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA PIPIENS; RANIDAE; TOES;

EID: 0030638287     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-33.1.95     Document Type: Article

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