Assessing the toxicity and teratogenicity of pond water in north-central Minnesota to amphibians

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 233-239

  Bridges, Christine ^a   Little, Edward ^a   Gardiner, David ^a   Petty, James ^a   Huckins, James ^a  

^a Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian malformation; Pesticides; Semipermeable membrane devices (SPMD); Syngergistic interactions; Teratogenicity; Toxicity; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; MUTAGENICITY; PESTICIDE; TOXICITY TEST; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; PANTHERA PARDUS; RANA PIPIENS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3843050052     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02979631     Document Type: Article

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