Influence of developmental stage on sensitivity to ammonium nitrate of aquatic stages of amphibians

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 105-111

  Ortiz Santaliestra, Manuel E ^a   Marco, Adolfo ^b   Fernández, María José ^a   Lizana, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ammonium nitrate; Amphibians; Development; Life stage sensitivity; Nitrogen pollution

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FERTILIZERS; POLLUTION;

AMMONIUM NITRATES; AMPHIBIANS; DEVELOPMENT; LIFE-STAGE SENSITIVITY; NITROGEN POLLUTION;

NITRATES;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; FERTILIZER;

AMPHIBIAN; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NITRATE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BUFO CALAMITA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISCOGLOSSUS GALGANOI; ECOTOXICITY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HATCHING; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PELOBATES CULTRIPES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ANURA; FERTILIZERS; LARVA; NITRATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZYGOTE;

AMMONIUM NITRATE; BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION; FERTILIZERS; POLLUTION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; BUFO CALAMITA; DISCOGLOSSUS GALGANOI; HYLA MERIDIONALIS; PELOBATES CULTRIPES;

EID: 29744435468     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/05-023R.1     Document Type: Article

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