Effects of sublethal lead exposure on the behaviours of green frog (Rana clamitans), bullfrog (Rana catesbiana) and american toad (Bufo americanus) tadpoles

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-16

  Steele, C W ^a   Strickler Shaw, S ^b   Taylor, D H ^c  

^a EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Amphibians; Behaviour; Frogs; Lead; Tadpoles; Toads

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FROG; LARVA; LEAD; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOAD;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO AMERICANUS; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA CLAMITANS;

EID: 0032874195     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236249909379033     Document Type: Article

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