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TITLE:
Road Proximity Increases Risk of Skeletal Abnormalities in Wood Frogs from National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska
AUTHOR(S):
Kimberley A. Trust
M. K. Reeves
Christine L. Dolph
Heidi Zimmer
Ronald S. Tjeerdema

VOLUME:
116
ISSUE:
8
PAGES:
1009 - 1014
PUBLICATION DATE:
August 2008

ABSTRACT:
Skeletal and eye abnormalities in amphibians are not well understood, and they appear to be increasing while global populations decline. Here, we present the first study of amphibian abnormalities in Alaska. In this study we investigated the relationship between anthropogenic influences and the probability of skeletal and eye abnormalities in Alaskan wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) .

PUBLICATION:
Environmental Health Perspectives
PUBLISHED BY:
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
 
DOCUMENT LINK:
http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2008/10963/abstract.html, 224 KB
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