Salinity tolerance of eggs of Buergeria japonica (amphibia, anura) inhabiting coastal areas

Zoological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 820-823

  Haramura, Takashi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphibian eggs; Buergeria japonica; Coastal area; Egg mortality; Salinity tolerance

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EGG LAYING; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FROGS AND TOADS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANURA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MALE; OVIPOSITION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUERGERIA JAPONICA;

EID: 35948946922     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.24.820     Document Type: Article

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