Estimation of temporary emigration in male toads

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1048-1056

  Muths, Erin ^a   Scherer, Rick D ^b   Corn, Paul Stephen ^c   Lambert, Brad A ^b  

^a FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Boreal toad; Bufo boreas; Capture recapture; Colorado, USA; Robust design; Temporary emigration

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; EMIGRATION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; TOAD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; TOAD;

ANIMALS; BUFONIDAE; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

CHAFFEE COUNTY; COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO BOREAS; BUFO BOREAS BOREAS; POLLACHIUS VIRENS;

EID: 33646135789     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[1048:EOTEIM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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