Marbled salamanders (Ambystoma opacum) choose low elevation nest sites when cover availability is controlled

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 359-364

  Croshaw, Dean A ^a,b   Scott, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; GROWTH; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT SELECTION; NEST SITE; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA OPACUM; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 33748539727     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853806778190123     Document Type: Article

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