Observations of the Long-toed Salamander, Ambystoma macrodactylum, in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 579-585

  Fukumoto, Julie ^a   Herrero, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Breeding; Conservation; Development; Ecology; Long Toed Salamander, Arabystoma macrodactylum; Mark recapture; Population; Roadway mortalities

Indexed keywords

ACID RAIN; AMPHIBIAN; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; HABITAT USE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEX RATIO;

CANADA;

AMBYSTOMA MACRODACTYLUM;

EID: 0032194407     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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