Effects of nitrate on the interactions of the tadpoles of two ranids (Rana clamitans and R. catesbeiana)

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 125-130

  Smith, Geoffrey R ^a   Temple, Kathleen G ^a   Dingfelder, Haley A ^a,b   Vaala, David A ^a  

^a DENISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Competition; Mesocosms; Nitrogen pollution; Stressors

Indexed keywords

FROG; MESOCOSM; NITRATE; POLLUTION EFFECT; RUNOFF;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA CLAMITANS; RANIDAE;

EID: 33644548659     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-005-9015-1     Document Type: Article

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