Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons affect survival and development of common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) embryos and hatchlings

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 466-475

  Van Meter, Robin J ^a   Spotila, James R ^a   Avery, Harold W ^a  

^a Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical thermal maximum (CTM); John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Righting response; Teratogenesis

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL THERMAL MAXIMUM (CTM); JOHN HEINZ NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; RIGHTING RESPONSE; TERATOGENESIS;

BIODIVERSITY; CRUDE PETROLEUM; MIXTURES; THERMAL EFFECTS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

EMBRYO; HATCHING; PAH; SURVIVAL; TURTLE;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHELYDRA SERPENTINA; DEFORMITY; DEVELOPMENT; EGG; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TEMPERATURE; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; PHILADELPHIA; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PREGNANCY; TURTLES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

JOHN HEINZ NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; PHILADELPHIA; UNITED STATES;

CHELYDRA SERPENTINA; CHELYDRA SERPENTINA SERPENTINA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33646181429     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.10.018     Document Type: Article

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