Title: Sensitivity of toad tadpoles, Bufo melanostictus (Schneider), to heavy metals.
Authors: Khangarot, B.; Ray, P.
Abstract: The article presents a study on the acute toxicity of several heavy metals on the tadpoles of the toad Bufo melanostictus. The study collected tadpoles from a pond in Lucknow, India and were acclimitized to laboratory conditions, wherein acute bioassay procedure was performed on the samples. The results showed that the behavioral reponses of the tadpoles on the toxicants including silver, cadmium, and copper were different in metals and test concentrations.
Subjects: LUCKNOW (India); INDIA; HEAVY metal toxicology; ACUTE toxicity testing; BUFO; TADPOLES; ANIMAL behavior
Publication: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 1987, Vol 38, Issue 3, p523
ISSN: 0007-4861
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1007/BF01606623

Sensitivity of toad tadpoles, Bufo melanostictus (Schneider), to heavy metals.

Khangarot, B.; Ray, P.