Factors affecting stage-specific distribution in the stream salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus

Herpetologica

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-144

  Lowe, Winsor H ^a,b  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Gyrinophilus porphyriticus; Habitat; Headwaters; Larvae; Life history; Plethodontidae; Salamanders; Streams

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; BODY SIZE; FIELD SURVEY; HABITAT SELECTION; HEADWATER; LARVA; LIFE HISTORY; REPTILE; RIFFLE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STREAM;

AMPHIBIA; GYRINOPHILUS PORPHYRITICUS; PLETHODONTIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 33751583977     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/04-57     Document Type: Article

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