Examining the impacts of pesticide exposure on the survivorship and development of the Great Basin Spadefoot (Spea intermontana) and the Pacific Treefrog (Pseudacris regilla) in a laboratory environment

Amphibian populations are declining globally, and pesticides have been suggested as one of the contributing factors. Field experiments involving ponds immersed in agricultural environments have been observed to have dramatically lower biodiversity and amphibian abundance than ponds located in non-a...

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Main Author: de Jong Westman, Alexandra
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/782