Effects of atrazine on anuran development are altered by the presence of a nonlethal predator

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 505-511

  LaFiandra, Emily May ^a,b   Babbitt, Kimberly J ^a   Sower, Stacia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HYLA VERSICOLOR; MALE; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; TADPOLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANURA; ATRAZINE; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; GONADS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HERBICIDES; MALE; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

HYLA VERSICOLOR; METAMORPHA;

EID: 40749156748     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390801907442     Document Type: Article

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