Marking salamander egg masses with visible fluorescent elastomer: Retention time and effect on embryonic development

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 52-60

  Regester, Kurt J ^a   Woosley, Lori B ^a,b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; EGG; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; MARKING METHOD;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS;

EID: 23644440948     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2005)153[0052:MSEMWV]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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