The role of the egg jelly coat in protecting Hyla regilla and Bufo canorus embryos from Ultraviolet B radiation during development

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 412-416

  Hansen, Lara J ^a,c   Fabacher, David L ^b   Calfee, Robin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b United States Geological Survey ^*  (United States)

^c WORLD WILDLIFE FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian declines; Amphibian hatching success; Bufo canorus; Egg jelly; Hyla regilla; UVB radiation

Indexed keywords

EGG;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO CANORUS; HYLA; PSEUDACRIS REGILLA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036443446     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02987591     Document Type: Article

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