Influence of abundance of small-mammal burrows and conspecifics on the density and distribution of spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) in terrestrial habitats

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 596-605

  Regosin, Jonathan V ^a   Windmiller, Bryan S ^b   Reed, J Michael ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hyla Ecological Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; PROBABILITY;

PONDS;

ECOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIBIAN; BURROW; CONSPECIFIC; DENSITY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; SMALL MAMMAL;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038606210     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-046     Document Type: Article

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