Nitrate-induced morphological anomalies in the tadpoles of nyctibatrachus major and Fejervarya limnocharis (Anura: Ranidae)

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-244

  Krishnamurthy, Sannanegunda Venkatarama ^a   Meenakumari, Das ^a   Gurushankara, Hunasanahally Puttaswamy ^a   Vasudev, Venkateshaiah ^a  

^a KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Abnormality; Agriculture contamination; Nitrate; Tadpoles

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; FROG; LABORATORY METHOD; LARVA; MORPHOLOGY; NITRATE;

ANURA; FEJERVARYA LIMNOCHARIS; NYCTIBATRACHUS MAJOR; RANIDAE;

EID: 48649099562     PISSN: 13000179     EISSN: 13036114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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