Toxicity of PAHs and jelly protection of eggs in the Common frog Rana temporaria

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 472-475

  Marquis, Olivier ^a   Millery, Annie ^a   Guittonneau, Sylvie ^a   Miaud, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBRYO; FROG; MORTALITY; PAH; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXICITY;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 33748581958     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853806778189945     Document Type: Article

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