Self-organisation in streams: The relationship between movement behaviour and body condition in a headwater salamander

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2052-2062

  Lowe, Winsor H ^a   Likens, Gene E ^b   Cosentino, Bradley J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^c AUGUSTANA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Dispersal; Gyrinophilus porphyriticus; Headwater streams; Population biology

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BODY CONDITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEADWATER; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SELF ORGANIZATION; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

MERRILL BROOK; NEW HAMPSHIRE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; GYRINOPHILUS PORPHYRITICUS; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 33749822788     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01635.x     Document Type: Article

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