Amphibian defenses against ultraviolet-B radiation

Evolution and Development

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-97

  Blaustein, Andrew R ^a   Belden, Lisa K ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBODIPYRIMIDINE PHOTOLYASE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

AMPHIBIAN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; OZONE DEPLETION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; BIOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; DEOXYRIBODIPYRIMIDINE PHOTO-LYASE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; OVUM; PHOTOBIOLOGY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 0037266949     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-142X.2003.03014.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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