Hatching success in salamanders and chorus frogs at two sites in Colorado, USA: Effects of acidic deposition and climate

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-36

  Muths, Erin ^a   Campbell, Donald H ^a   Corn, Paul Stephen ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID DEPOSITION; AMPHIBIAN; BREEDING; FROG; HABITAT; HATCHING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

UNITED STATES;

AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANURA; CAUDATA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PANTHERA TIGRIS; PSEUDACRIS; REPTILIA;

EID: 0038190997     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853803763806911     Document Type: Article

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