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Effects of ionizing radiation on salamander orientation. Final report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4086843· OSTI ID:4086843
Pens were stocked with larvae of Am, bystoma opacum, A. maculatum, and Rana sylvatica and observations were made on survivorship, metamorphosis, size of juveniles, length of larval period, and migration. Migrating adults were irradiated with a $sup 137$Cs source; the control and experimental animals were then returned to their points of capture and released. Radiation effects were not evident. Studies were conducted on the uptake and turnover of sodium, praseodymium, and europium by larval and hatchling amphibians and reptiles. (HLW)
Research Organization:
Rhode Island Univ., Kingston (USA). Dept. of Zoology
Sponsoring Organization:
US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
NSA Number:
NSA-33-020525
OSTI ID:
4086843
Report Number(s):
COO--3486-3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English