Habitat use during breeding and emigration in radio-implanted tiger salamanders, Ambystoma tigrinum

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 1998, Pages 402-410

  Madison, Dale M ^a   Farrand III, Livingston ^a,b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; POND; TIGER SALAMANDER;

LONG ISLAND; NEW YORK; USA;

AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM; AMPHIUMA MEANS; BLARINA BREVICAUDA; CAUDATA; MAMMALIA; PANTHERA TIGRIS; SORICIDAE;

EID: 2642654224     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447434     Document Type: Article

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