The effects of two insecticides on California anurans (Rana sierrae and Pseudacris sierra) and the implications for declining amphibian populations.

Evidence is growing that agrochemicals are playing a role in the decline of amphibians in California. An area of concern is the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where insecticides used in the Central Valley are aerially transported to amphibian habitats. I examined the effects of two of these insecticides...

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Main Author: Dimitrie, David
Format: Others
Published: OpenSIUC 2010
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Online Access:https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/368
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1375&context=theses