Reproduction, embryonic development, and maternal transfer of contaminants in the amphibian Gastrophryne carolinensis.(Research)
From: Environmental Health Perspectives
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Date: 5/1/2006
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Author: DuRant, Sarah Elizabeth; Hopkins, William Alexander; Jackson, Brian Phillip; Rowe, Christopher Lee; Staub, Brandon Patrick
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 severe effects of maternal transfer of contaminants on early development in other vertebrate lineages, no studies have examined the effects of maternal transfer of contaminants on ...
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