Toxicity to amphibians of environmental extracts from natural waters in National Parks and Fish and Wildlife Refuges

Alytes

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 130-145

  Bridges, Christine M ^a   Little, Edward E ^a  

^a Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; SEQUOIA;

EID: 20444367347     PISSN: 07534973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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