Use of the lampricide 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (TFM) to control tadpoles in warmwater ornamental fish ponds

Progressive Fish-Culturist

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-28

  Gabbadon, Paul W ^a,b   Chapman, Frank A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Institute of Marine Affairs   (India)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO TERRESTRIS; COLISA LALIA; HYPHESSOBRYCON HERBERTAXELRODI; HYPOSTOMUS; HYPOSTOMUS PLECOSTOMUS; PANTHERA TIGRIS; PARACHEIRODON INNESI; PTEROPHYLLUM SCALARE; PUNTIUS TETRAZONA; RANA CATESBEIANA; XIPHOPHORUS MACULATUS;

EID: 2342500867     PISSN: 00330779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8640(1996)058<0023:UOTLTN>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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