Effects of Current-Use Pesticides on Amphibians

Ecotoxicology of Amphibians and Reptiles, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 167-202

  Lehman, Christine M ^a   Williams, Bethany K ^b  

^a ABC Laboratories Incorporated   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/EBK1420064162-13     Document Type: Chapter

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