Ultraviolet light-induced neural tube defects in amphibian larvae and their implications for the evolution of melanized pigmentation and declines in amphibian populations

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 455-457

  Jablonski, Nina G ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

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EID: 0031719506     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565466     Document Type: Article

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