UV-B radiation severely affects embryo development in the Mexican axolotl

Animal Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 299-318

  Frías Alvarez, Patricia ^a   Zúñiga Vega, J Jaime ^a   Parra Olea, Gabriela ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ambystoma mexicanum; deformities; hatching success; hatching time; hatchling size; UV B radiation

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; AMPHIBIAN; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HATCHING DATE; INVASIVE SPECIES; ONTOGENY; PATHOGEN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MEXICANUM; AMPHIBIA;

EID: 77956402753     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: 15707563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075610X516510     Document Type: Article

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