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Comparative toxicity of Guthion and Guthion 2S to Xenopus laevis and Pseudacris regilla tadpoles

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    G. S. Schuytema, A. V. Nebeker & W. L. Griffis

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Schuytema, G.S., Nebeker, A.V. & Griffis, W.L. Comparative toxicity of Guthion and Guthion 2S to Xenopus laevis and Pseudacris regilla tadpoles. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 54, 382–388 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00195109

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