Anuran larval developmental plasticity and survival in response to variable salinity of ecologically relevant timing and magnitude

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 321, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 541-549

  Kearney, Brian D ^a   Pell, Rebecca J ^a   Byrne, Phillip G ^b   Reina, Richard D ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANURA; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SALINITY; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANURA; ENVIRONMENT; FRESH WATER; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; SALINITY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84909584052     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: 19325231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.1887     Document Type: Article

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