Interactions of an insecticide, herbicide, and natural stressors in amphibian community mesocosms

Ecological Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 829-841

  Boone, Michelle D ^a   James, Stacy M ^a,b  

^a Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambystoma; Amphibian decline; Anurans; Atrazine; Bufo; Carbaryl; Chemical mixtures; Herbicide; Insecticide; Rana; Salamanders

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BODY MASS; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; SURVIVAL;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMBYSTOMA TEXANUM; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANURA; BOS TAURUS; BUFO; BUFO AMERICANUS; CAUDATA; FELIDAE; PANTHERA PARDUS; RANA SPHENOCEPHALA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141756823     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2003)013[0829:IOAIHA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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