Populational divergence in the impact of three nitrogenous compounds and their combination on larvae of the frog Pelophylax perezi (Seoane, 1885)

Chemosphere

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 869-877

  Egea Serrano, Andrés ^a   Tejedo, Miguel ^b   Torralva, Mar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Nitrogenous compounds; Nitrogenous mixtures; Populational divergence

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; FOOD SUPPLY;

AMPHIBIAN POPULATION; AMPHIBIANS; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; EVOLUTIONARY POTENTIAL; FOOD CONSUMPTION; NITROGENOUS COMPOUNDS; POPULATIONAL DIVERGENCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

AMMONIA; NITRATE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FROG; LARVA; NITROGEN COMPOUND; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE; SURVIVAL;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD INTAKE; FROG; LARVA; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL RATE; WATER POLLUTION;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; PELOPHYLAX;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LARVA; NITRATES; NITRITES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RANIDAE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 67651113817     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.05.017     Document Type: Article

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