Mercury bioaccumulation in wood frogs developing in seasonal pools

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 579-600

  Loftin, Cynthia S ^a   Calhoun, Aram J K ^a   Nelson, Sarah J ^a   Elskus, Adria A ^a   Simon, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; LITHOBATES; METAMORPHA; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 84871916267     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/045.019.0404     Document Type: Article

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