Life in acid: Interactive effects of pH and natural organic acids on growth, development and locomotor performance of larval striped marsh frogs Limnodynastes peronii

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1293-1300

  Barth, B J ^a   Wilson, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Locomotion; Organic acids; Performance; Ph; Swimming; Tadpoles

Indexed keywords

ACID; ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENT; FROGS AND TOADS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACIDS; ANIMALS; ANURA; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENVIRONMENT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LARVA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; WATER;

ANURA; LIMNODYNASTES PERONII;

EID: 77951448785     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.028472     Document Type: Article

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