Ecological distribution of the salamanders Gyrinophilus and Pseudotriton in a southern Appalachian watershed

Herpetologica

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 301-310

  Bruce, Richard C ^a,b  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gyrinophilus porphyriticus; Habitats; Larvae; Plethodontidae; Pseudotriton montanus; Pseudotriton ruber; Salamanders

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; HABITAT SELECTION; LARVA; MORPHOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STREAM;

APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS; CHATOOGA RIVER; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; CAUDATA; GYRINOPHILUS; GYRINOPHILUS PORPHYRITICUS; PLETHODONTIDAE; PSEUDOTRITON; PSEUDOTRITON MONTANUS; PSEUDOTRITON RUBER; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141561757     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/02-28     Document Type: Article

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