Persistent organic pollutants in Blanchard's cricket frogs (Acris crepitants blanchardi) from Ohio

Ohio Journal of Science

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 119-122

  Russell, Ronald W ^a   Lipps Jr, Gregory J ^b   Hecnar, Stephen J ^c   Haffner, G Douglas ^d  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Toledo Zoological Society   (United States)

^c LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FROG; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POPULATION DECLINE;

UNITED STATES;

ACRIS; ACRIS CREPITANS; ANURA; FEJERVARYA NICOBARIENSIS;

EID: 0036968585     PISSN: 00300950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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