Effects of salinity on survivorship of wood frog (rana sylvatica) tadpoles

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 335-337

  Langhans, Margaret ^a   Peterson, Bridget ^a   Walker, Annie ^a   Smith, Geoffrey R ^a   Rettig, Jessica E ^a  

^a DENISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FROG; LARVA; SALINITY; SALINIZATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURVIVORSHIP;

ANURA; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 66949174855     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2009.9664301     Document Type: Article

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