Environmental correlates of species and genetic richness in lungless salamanders (family plethodontidae)

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-44

  Marshall, Jeremy L ^a   Camp, Carlos D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b PIEDMONT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Genetic richness; Habitat heterogeneity; Salamanders; Species richness

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; PLETHODONTIDAE;

EID: 31844450590     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2005.07.008     Document Type: Article

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