Effects of malathion on embryonic development and latent susceptibility to trematode parasites in ranid tadpoles

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2496-2500

  Budischak, Sarah A ^a   Belden, Lisa K ^a   Hopkins, William A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Echinostoma trivolvis; Malformation; Organophosphate; Rana palustris

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ECHINOSTOMA TRIVOLVIS; MALFORMATION; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; RANA PALUSTRIS;

MALATHION; WATER;

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENCYSTMENT; FLATWORM; FROG; MALATHION; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PARASITE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ECHINOSTOMA; ECHINOSTOMA TRIVOLVIS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HATCHING; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TADPOLE;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MALATHION; RANIDAE; TREMATODA;

AMPHIBIA; ECHINOSTOMA TRIVOLVIS; RANA PALUSTRIS; RANIDAE; TREMATODA;

EID: 57649115685     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/08-018.1     Document Type: Article

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