Multiple stressors and amphibians: Contributions of adverse health effects and altered hydroperiod to population decline and extinction

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 675-681

  Salice, Christopher J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; GASTROPHRYNE CAROLINENSIS;

EID: 84871419661     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/11-091     Document Type: Article

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