Substrate cues influence habitat selection by spotted salamanders

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1151-1158

  Rittenhouse, Tracy A G ^a   Doyle, Meaghan C ^a   Mank, C Rachel ^a   Rothermel, Betsie B ^b   Semlitsch, Raymond D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Choice test; Habitat selection; Salamanders; Substrate cues

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; FOREST SOIL; GRASSLAND SOIL; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; SUBSTRATE;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA;

EID: 12144272462     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2004)068[1151:SCIHSB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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