Development and Survivorship of Northern Leopard Frogs (Rana pipiens) and Green Frogs (Rana clamitans) Exposed to Contaminants in the Water and Sediments of the St. Lawrence River near Cornwall, Ontario
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1Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, P.O. Box 5050, Burlington, Ontario L7R 4A6 2Lorax Environmental, 19 Te Toroa Drive, RD5 Lake Tarawera, Rotorua, New Zealand 3Pacific Wildlife Research Centre, 5421 Robertson Road, R.R. 1, Delta, British Columbia V4K 3N2 4Ecosystem Health Division, Environmental Conservation Branch, Environment Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, P.O. Box 5050, Burlington, Ontario L7R 4A6
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