Leukocyte profiles of northern leopard frogs, lithobates pipiens, exposed to pesticides and hematozoa in agricultural wetlands

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2011, Pages 301-307

  Shutler, Dave ^a   Marcogliese, David J ^b  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BLOOD; FROG; HERBICIDE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; POLLUTION EFFECT; WETLAND;

ANURA; FELIDAE; HEPATOZOON; LITHOBATES; RANA PIPIENS;

EID: 79959950739     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CP-10-065     Document Type: Article

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