Survival analysis in palmate newts exposed to ammonium nitrate agricultural fertilizer

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 355-362

  Watt, Penelope J ^a   Jarvis, Philip ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonium nitrate; Amphibian declines; Fertilizer; Survival analysis; Triturus

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM NITRATE; FERTILIZER;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; FERTILIZER; PALMATE NEWT; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; METAMORPHOSIS; NEWT; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; TRITURUS; TRITURUS HELVETICUS;

EID: 0030669759     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018647415636     Document Type: Article

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