A tale of two pesticides: How common insecticides affect aquatic communities

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2391-2404

  Groner, Maya L ^a   Relyea, Rick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Community; Food webs; Temporary pools; Toxins

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; FELIDAE; PANTHERA PARDUS; RANA PIPIENS;

EID: 80053646620     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2011.02667.x     Document Type: Article

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