Amphibian colonization of new ponds in an agricultural landscape

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 55-63

  Baker, John M R ^a,b   Halliday, Tim R ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian assemblages; Colonization; Farm ponds; Habitat characteristics

Indexed keywords

TRITURUS CRISTATUS; TRITURUS VULGARIS;

EID: 0032773108     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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