Spatial and temporal ecology of oak toads (Bufo quercicus) on a Florida landscape

Herpetologica

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 422-434

  Greenberg, Cathryn H ^a   Tanner, George W ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian populations; Anuran breeding; Bufo quercicus; Ephemeral ponds; Hydroperiod; Metapopulation; Oak toads; Temporary wetlands; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; EPHEMERAL POOL; HYDROPERIOD; JUVENILE; METAPOPULATION; MOVEMENT; RECRUITMENT; TOAD; UPLAND REGION; WEATHER; WETLAND;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO QUERCICUS; METAMORPHA; PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 33747049352     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/04-89.1     Document Type: Article

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