Larval tolerance to salinity in three species of Australian anuran: an indication of saline specialisation in Litoria aurea.

Recent anthropogenic influences on freshwater habitats are forcing anuran populations to rapidly adapt to high magnitude changes in environmental conditions or face local extinction. We examined the effects of ecologically relevant elevated salinity levels on larval growth, metamorphosis and surviva...

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Main Authors: Brian D Kearney, Phillip G Byrne, Richard D Reina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3423355?pdf=render