Toxic effects of ammonium nitrate fertilizer on flexible-shelled lizard eggs

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 125-131

  Marco, A ^a   Hidalgo Vila, J ^a   Diaz Paniagua C ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM NITRATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEATH; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOTOXICITY; HATCHING; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; SOIL POLLUTION; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY; WATER LOSS;

SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3142710800     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-004-0403-3     Document Type: Article

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