Does jelly envelope protect the common frog Rana temporaria embryos from UV-B radiation?

Herpetologica

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 293-300

  Räsänen, Katja ^a   Pahkala, Maarit ^a,b   Laurila, Anssi ^a   Merilä, Juha ^a,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Envelope; Jelly; Rana temporaria; UV B

Indexed keywords

EGG; FROG; TOLERANCE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA TEMPORARIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 18144453354     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/01-105     Document Type: Article

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