News From the Field Nutrient Pollution Drives Frog Deformities By Ramping Up Infections, Says CU-Boulder study
September 24, 2007
| High levels of nutrients used in farming and ranching activities fuel parasitic infections that have caused highly publicized frog deformities in ponds and lakes across North America, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder. Full story |
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