Effects of copper, zinc and dragonfly kairomone on growth rate and induced morphology of Bufo arabicus tadpoles

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 918-923

  Barry, Michael J ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Bufo arabicus; Copper; Dragonfly; Induced defences; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; COPPER; KAIROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COPPER; DRAGONFLY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FROG; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; BUFO ARABICUS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GROWTH RATE; LARVAL STAGE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREDATOR STRESS; TADPOLE; TOAD;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BUFONIDAE; COPPER; FOOD CHAIN; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; PHEROMONES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; TAIL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC;

AMPHIBIA; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ANURA; BUFO ARABICUS; CROCOTHEMIS ERYTHRAEA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 79955523293     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.12.014     Document Type: Article

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