A test of the effect of supplemental UV-B radiation on the common frog, Rana temporaria L., during embryonic development

Global Change Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 471-479

  Cummins, Clive P ^a   Greenslade, Peter D ^a   McLeod, Andrew R ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Frog; Ozone; Rana temporaria; Ultraviolet; UV B

Indexed keywords

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 0032782726     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2486.1999.00242.x     Document Type: Article

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