Effects of agricultural landscape and pesticides on parasitism in native bullfrogs

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 302-310

  King, Kayla C ^a   Daniel Mclaughlin, J ^a   Boily, Monique ^b   Marcogliese, David J ^c  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Amphibians; Biodiversity; Landscape; Parasites; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; FROG; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MORTALITY RISK; NATIVE SPECIES; NEMATODE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITIC DISEASE; PESTICIDE; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; AVES; MAMMALIA; NEMATODA; RANA CATESBEIANA; VERMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 73849140861     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.10.011     Document Type: Article

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