References

Scientific information presented on the U.S. Geological Survey's National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Amphibians Site is provided by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Savannah River Ecology Lab.  Reviews of literature are authored by scientists at the University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Lab under the leadership of Dr. Whit Gibbons.  The site is published by NBII with support from the Southeast Information Node.

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References

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    Blaustein, A. R. and P. T. J. Johnson (2003). The complexity of deformed amphibians. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 1: 87-94.

    Boone, M. D. and C. M. Bridges 2003. Effects of pesticides on amphibian populations. Pp. 152-167. In Amphibian Conservation, R.D. Semlitsch (Editor). Smithsonian Books: Washington, DC.

    Bridges, C. M. and R. D. Semlitsch. 2005. Xenobiotics. Pp. 89-92 In: Amphibian Declines, M. Lannoo (Editor). University of California Press, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

    Burkhart, J.G., J.C. Helgen, D.J. Fort, K. Gallagher, D. Bowers, T.L. Propst, M. Gernes, J. Magner, M.D. Shelby and G. Lucier. 1998. Induction of mortality and malformation in Xenopus laevis embryos by water sources associated with field frog deformities. Environmental Health Perspectives 106:841-848.

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    Dodd, C. K., Jr., and L. L. Smith. 2003. Habitat destruction and alteration: historical trends and future prospects for amphibians. Pp. 94-112 In Amphibian Conservation, R.D. Semlitsch (Editor). Smithsonian Books: Washington, DC.

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    Johnson, P. T. J., J. M. Chase, K. L. Dosch, R. B. Hartson, J. A. Gross, D. J. Larson, D. R. Sutherland, and S. R. Carpenter. 2007. Aquatic eutrophication promotes pathogenic infection in amphibians. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104:15781-15786.

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    Pounds, J. A., M. R. Bustamante, L. A. Coloma, J. A. Consuegra, M. P. L. Fogden, P. N. Foster, E. La Marca, K. L. Masters, A. Merino-Viteri, R. Puschendorf, S. R. Ron, G. A. Sanchez-Azofeifa, C. J. Still, and B. E. Young. 2006. Widespread amphibian extinctions from epidemic disease driven by global warming. Nature 439:161-167.

    Sessions, S. K. 2003. What is causing deformed amphibians? Pp. 168-186 in: Amphibian Conservation, R.D. Semlitsch (Editor). Smithsonian Books: Washington, DC.

    Skelly, D. K., S. R. Bolden, L. K. Freidenburg, N. A. Freidenfelds, and R. Levey. 2007. Ribeiroia infection is not responsible for Vermont amphibian deformities. EcoHealth 4:156-163.

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