Factors affecting population densities of adult natterjack toads Bufo calamita in Britain

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 263-268

  Beebee, Trevor J C ^a   Denton, Jonathan S ^a   Buckley, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Conservation; Population regulation; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO CALAMITA;

METAMORPHOSIS; NATTERJACK;

UK;

EID: 0030442523     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404748     Document Type: Article

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