Effect of nitrate-related compounds on growth, survival and hematological responses in tadpoles of the Cuban tree frog, Osteopilus septentrionalis (Boulenger)

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 187-190

  Punzo, Fred ^a   Law, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Hematological responses; Nitrate; Osteopilus

Indexed keywords

NITRATE;

HEMATOLOGY; NITRATE; NITRITE; SURVIVORSHIP;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBA; DRUG EFFECT; FROG; GROWTH; HEMATOLOGY; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPILUS SEPTENTRIONALIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TADPOLE; TREE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; HYLIDAE; OSTEOPILUS; OSTEOPILUS SEPTENTRIONALIS;

EID: 33646231522     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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