Metamorphosis increases biotransformation of polychlorinated biphenyls: A comparative study of polychlorinated biphenyl metabolism in green frogs (Rana clamitans) and leopard frogs (Rana pipiens) at various life stages

Effects of polychlorinated biphenyl 126

Effects of polychlorinated biphenyl 126 on green frog (Rana clamitans) and leopard frog (Rana pipiens) hatching success, development, and metamorphosis

✍ Michele Laura Rosenshield; Mariana Beatriz Jofré; William Henry Karasov 📂 Article 📅 1999 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 132 KB 👁 1 views

Although increasing evidence links planar chlorinated hydrocarbons, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), to decreases in survival and reproduction of fish, mammals, and birds near Green Bay, Wisconsin, and the Great Lakes, USA, relatively little is known of their bioaccumulation or of their pos