Life-history variation among populations of Canadian Toads in Alberta, Canada

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1421-1430

  Eaton, Brian R ^a,b   Paszkowski, Cynthia A ^a   Kristensen, Kent ^a,c   Hiltz, Michelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^c GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; POPULATION STATISTICS;

AMPHIBIANS; LIFE-HISTORY VARIATIONS;

BIODIVERSITY;

AGE AT MATURITY; AGE DETERMINATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY; TOAD;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO HEMIOPHRYS;

EID: 31744437992     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-138     Document Type: Article

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