Effects of nitrate and ammonium on larvae of rana temporaria from the pyrenees

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 534-537

  Oromí, Neus ^a   Sanuy, Delfí ^a   Vilches, Marcel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Catalonian Pyrenees; Nitrogen compounds; Rana temporaria

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CATALONIAN PYRENEES; HIGH CONCENTRATIONS; RANA TEMPORARIA;

AGRICULTURE; NITRATES;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

ANIMALS; FRESH WATER; LARVA; LINEAR MODELS; NITRATES; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; RANA TEMPORARIA; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AMPHIBIA; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 62949140498     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9667-y     Document Type: Article

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