The cause of global amphibian declines: A developmental endocrinologist's perspective

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 921-933

  Hayes, T B ^a   Falso, P ^a   Gallipeau, S ^a   Stice, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES EXTINCTION;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 77649198254     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.040865     Document Type: Article

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