Behavioral and histopathological effects of fluoranthene on bullfrog larvae (Rana catesbeiana)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 734-739

  Walker, Sean E ^a   Taylor, Douglas H ^a   Oris, James T ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Behavior; Histopathology; Phototoxicity; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BULLFROG; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TOXICITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031980380     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1998)017<0734:BAHEOF>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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