Terrestrial habitat preferences of the natterjack toad during and after the breeding season in a landscape of intensive agricultural activity

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 359-366

  Miaud, Claude ^a   Sanuy, Delfi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BREEDING SEASON; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOAD;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA;

EID: 33745945144     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853805774408496     Document Type: Article

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