Repeated exposure to fluorescent powder does not affect survival or mass in Eastern red-spotted newts, Notophthalmus viridescens

Applied Herpetology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 295-299

  Roe, Andrew W ^a   Grayson, Kristine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian tracking; Eastern red spotted newt; Fluorescent powder; Notophthalmus viridescens

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349099564     PISSN: 15707539     EISSN: 15707547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075408X386123     Document Type: Article

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