The exposure and toxicity of pesticides to amphibians

1. Body size
Table 73: Bodyweight of Pelobates fuscus.
Amphibians and pesticides
Age Sex Season Mean SD/SE Units Min. Max. N Country Habitat Notes Reference
Juvenile - - 3.7 2.5 SD g 2.2 10.3 8 Austria Alluvial
plain
Total for all sites Pintar (1984)
Adult M - 10.1 3.5 SD g 4.3 16.5 34 Austria Alluvial
plain
Total for all sites Pintar (1984)
Adult F - 18.8 8.5 SD g 6.0 34.7 24 Austria Alluvial
plain
Total for all sites Pintar (1984)
Adult F Spring 32.3 7.5 g - - - Romania - Szekely and Nemes (2002)
Adult M Spring 21.0 4.1 g - - - Romania - Szekely and Nemes (2002)
Adult M Spring - - g 10 15 22 Italy Drainage Data is for Pelobates Andreone,and Pavignano
ditch fuscus insubricus (1988)
Adult F Spring - - g 16 23 11 Italy Drainage Data is for Pelobates Andreone,and Pavignano
ditch fuscus insubricus (1988)
Adult - Breeding - - g 21 29 - Denmark Agricultural Munk-Nielsen and Dige
(1995)
Adult M - 10.37 1.18 SD g 8.73 12.06 5 Serbia - Utrine Rot-Nikcevic et al (2001)
Adult F - 17.18 6.45 SD g 10.22 32.95 26 Serbia - Utrine Rot-Nikcevic et al (2001)
Adult M - 12.54 2.69 SD g 7.79 18.57 39 Serbia - Cavolj Rot-Nikcevic et al (2001)
Adult F - 19.14 5.82 SD g 8.87 32.49 28 Serbia - Cavolj Rot-Nikcevic et al (2001)
Adult M - 8.43 3.10 SD g 4.00 14.83 16 Serbia - Lesino kopovo Rot-Nikcevic et al (2001)
Adult F - 12.81 4.37 SD g 4.50 24.01 27 Serbia - Lesino kopovo Rot-Nikcevic et al (2001)
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