Actue toxic effects of round-up herbicide on wood frog tadpoles (rana sylvatica)

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 705-708

  Comstock, Brett A ^a   Sprinkle, Spencer L ^a   Smith, Geoffrey R ^a  

^a DENISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; FROG; GLYPHOSATE; LARVA; MORTALITY; SHALLOW WATER; SURVIVORSHIP; TOXICITY TEST;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 36849002431     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2007.9664831     Document Type: Article

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