Reproduction, Embryonic Development, and Maternal Transfer of Contaminants in the Amphibian Gastrophryne carolinensis

Although many amphibian populations around the world are declining at alarming rates, the cause of most declines remains unknown. Environmental contamination is one of several factors implicated in declines and may have particularly important effects on sensitive developmental stages. Despite the se...

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Published in:	Environmental health perspectives Vol. 114; no. 5; pp. 661 - 666
Main Authors:	Hopkins, William Alexander, DuRant, Sarah Elizabeth, Staub, Brandon Patrick, Rowe, Christopher Lee, Jackson, Brian Phillip
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. National Institutes of Health. Department of Health, Education and Welfare 01-05-2006 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Subjects:	01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT Amphibia AMPHIBIANS Amphibians - embryology Amphibians - physiology Analysis of Variance Animals BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS COAL Contaminants CONTAMINATION Egg masses EGGS Embryo, Nonmammalian - drug effects EMBRYOS Environmental Pollutants - toxicity Female Female animals FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS Freshwater Gastrophryne carolinensis LARVAE MALFORMATIONS POLLUTANTS REPRODUCTION Reproduction - drug effects SELENIUM Soil pollution Soil water STRONTIUM Viability
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