Evaluation of direct effects of an insecticide on gray treefrogs: Laboratory and field trials

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 715-719

  Saura Mas, Sandra ^a,c   Boone, Michelle D ^b   Bridges, Christine M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

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EID: 0036950552     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2002)036[0715:EODEOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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