The role of the egg jelly coat in protectingHyla regilla andBufo canorus embryos from ultraviolet B radiation during development
- 1 November 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
- Vol. 9 (6) , 412-416
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02987591
Abstract
Previous studies have suggested that Ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation may play a role in amphibian population declines. Some of these studies also indicate that egg hatching success is unaltered in some species of anurans as a result of UVB exposure. It has been proposed that the egg mass jelly provides photoprotection to the developing embryos.Keywords
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