The agricultural impact of pesticides on Physalaemus cuvieri tadpoles (Amphibia: Anura) ascertained by comet assay

The agricultural impact of pesticides on Physalaemus cuvieri tadpoles (Amphibia: Anura) ascertained by comet assay

ABSTRACT Amphibians inhabiting agricultural areas are constantly exposed to large amounts of chemicals, which reach the aquatic environment during the rainy season through runoff, drainage, and leaching. We performed a comet assay on the erythrocytes of tadpoles found in the surroundings of agricult...

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Main Authors: Macks W. Gonçalves, Priscilla G. Gambale, Fernanda R. Godoy, Alessandro Arruda Alves, Pedro H. de Almeida Rezende, Aparecido D. da Cruz, Natan M. Maciel, Fausto Nomura, Rogério P. Bastos, Paulo de Marco-Jr, Daniela de M. Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2017-10-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
Subjects:
Amphibians
bioindicators
exposure
genotoxicity
pesticides
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