Atrazine in the Environment and Its Implications for Amphibians and Reptiles

Ecotoxicology of Amphibians and Reptiles, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 225-260

  Bishop, Christine A ^a   McDaniel, Tana V ^a   de Solla, Shane R ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

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