From the Field: A method for preventing flying squirrel mortality in PVC pipe treefrog refugia

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1313-1315

  Borg, Christopher K ^a,b   Hoss, Shannon K ^a,c,d   Smith, Lora L ^a,c   Conner, L Mike ^a,c  

^a JOSEPH W JONES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c Jones Center

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glaucomys volans; Hyla; Hylid; Polyvinylchloride pipe; Southern flying squirrel; Treefrog

Indexed keywords

FROG; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; REFUGE; RODENT;

GLAUCOMYS VOLANS; HYLA; HYLIDAE; PETAURISTINAE; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 15544371512     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2004)032[1313:FTFAMF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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