Incidence and impact of axial malformations in larval bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) developing in sites polluted by a coal-burning power plant

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 4 I, 2000, Pages 862-868

  Hopkins, William A ^a   Congdon, Justin ^a   Ray, John K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Behavior; Coal combustion wastes; Malformations; Selenium

Indexed keywords

COAL; SELENIUM;

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; FROG; MORPHOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; BULLFROG; COMBUSTION; CONTAMINATION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA CATESBEIANA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034117973     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620190412     Document Type: Article

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