The effects of temperature and pH on the embryonic development of two species of Triturus (Caudata: Salamandridae)

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 295-300

  D'Amen, Manuela ^a   Vignoli, Leonardo ^a   Bologna, Marco A ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; AMPHIBIAN; EMBRYO; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LARVA; MORTALITY; PH; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AMPHIBIA; CAUDATA; SALAMANDRIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA; TRITURUS; TRITURUS CARNIFEX; TRITURUS ITALICUS;

EID: 34547956511     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853807780202521     Document Type: Article

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