Density effects on ammonium nitrate toxicity on amphibians. Survival, growth and cannibalism

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 110-111, Issue , 2012, Pages 170-176

  Ortiz Santaliestra, Manuel E ^a   Fernández Benéitez, María José ^a   Marco, Adolfo ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Fertilizer; Intraspecific competition; Natural stressor; Salamander

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM NITRATE;

AGROCHEMICAL; AMMONIUM NITRATE; AMPHIBIAN; CANNIBALISM; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DESICCATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; SURVIVAL; SYNERGISM; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; CANNIBALISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FROG; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALAMANDER; SURVIVAL; TADPOLE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CANNIBALISM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LARVA; NITRATES; RANIDAE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; URODELA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AMPHIBIA; RANA DALMATINA; SALAMANDRA SALAMANDRA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 84857745923     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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