Development and survivorship of Northern Leopard frogs (Rana pipiens) and green frogs (Rana clamitans) exposed to contaminants in the water and sediments of the St. Lawrence River near Cornwall, Ontario

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 160-174

  McDaniel, Tana V ^a   Harris, Megan L ^b   Bishop, Christine A ^a   Struger, John ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Lorax Environmental   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Cornwall Area of Concern; Deformities; St. Lawrence River

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BIODIVERSITY; CADMIUM; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; SEDIMENTS; WETLANDS;

NORTHERN LEOPARD FROGS; WILDLIFE HEALTH;

WATER QUALITY;

AMPHIBIAN; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

NORTH AMERICA; SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; FELIDAE; PANTHERA PARDUS; RANA CLAMITANS; RANA PIPIENS;

EID: 4844230570     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2004.025     Document Type: Article

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