A non-invasive water-borne hormone assay for amphibians

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 151-162

  Bosch, Jaime ^a   Gabor, Caitlin R ^b   Davis, Drew R ^c   Fries, Joe N ^a  

^a Texas State University San Marcos   (United States)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

conservation; corticosteroid; frog; physiology; salamander; stress hormones

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIOASSAY; BLOOD; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HORMONE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TOAD; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; SAN MARCOS [GUATEMALA];

EID: 84885440005     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15685381-00002877     Document Type: Article

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