Corticosterone and growth in pacific treefrog (Hyla regilla) tadpoles

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2005, Pages 424-430

  Belden, Lisa K ^a   Moore, Ignacio T ^a   Wingfield, John C ^b   Blaustein, Andrew R ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FROG; HORMONE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; HYLA; PSEUDACRIS REGILLA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 18644371502     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CP-04-139R     Document Type: Article

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