Sensitivity and behavior of the Iberian newt, Triturus boscai, under terrestrial exposure to ammonium nitrate

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 662-669

  Ortiz Santaliestra, M E ^a   Marco, A ^b   Lizana, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM NITRATE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; NEWT; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; TRITURUS BOSCAI;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FERTILIZERS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NITRATES; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRITURUS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; SALAMANDRIDAE; TRITURUS BOSCAI;

EID: 30344487271     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-005-0803-z     Document Type: Article

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