Ecotoxicological studies in amphibian populations of Southern Ontario

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-54

  Gillan, Katherine A ^a   Hasspieler, Bruce M ^a   Russell, Ronald W ^a   Adeli, Khosrow ^a   Haffner, G Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biota sediment accumulation factor (BSAF); Cytotoxicity; Genotoxicity; Green frog; Leopard frog

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ECOTOXICOLOGY; PAH; PCBS;

CANADA; ONTARIO;

RANA CLAMITANS; RANA PIPIENS;

EID: 0031898219     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(98)70798-1     Document Type: Article

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