Distribution of the Mallorcan midwife toad (Alytes muletensis) in relation to landscape topography and introduced predators

Biological Conservation

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 327-332

  Moore, Robin D ^a   Griffiths, Richard A ^a   Román, Alvaro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Associacio Recuperacio del Ferreret   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endangered species; GIS; Introduced predator

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GIS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PREDATOR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOAD; TOPOGRAPHY;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MAJORCA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ALYTES MULETENSIS; ALYTES OBSTETRICANS; ANURA; NATRIX; NATRIX MAURA; RANA CLAMITANS; RANA PEREZI; SERPENTES;

EID: 0842332273     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00202-7     Document Type: Article

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