High incidence of deformity in aquatic turtles in the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 457-465

  Bell, Barbara ^a   Spotila, James R ^a   Congdon, Justin ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chelydra serpentina; Chrysemys picta; Deformity; Development; PAHs; Wildlife refuge

Indexed keywords

CHELYDRA SERPENTINA; CHRYSEMYS PICTA; DEFORMITTY; WILDLIFE REFUGE;

CELLS; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NATURAL RESOURCES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIODIVERSITY;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; BIOACCUMULATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; PAH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TURTLE;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DEFORMITY; EMBRYO; HIGH RISK POPULATION; NONHUMAN; SPECIES; TURTLE; WATER POLLUTION;

ABNORMALITIES; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORBIDITY; PHILADELPHIA; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; TURTLES;

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

CHELYDRA SERPENTINA; CHELYDRIDAE; CHRYSEMYS; CHRYSEMYS PICTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33747875502     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.10.020     Document Type: Article

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