The movements and breeding site fidelity of the natterjack toad (Bufo calamita) in an urban park near Paris (France) with management recommendations

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 561-568

  Husté, Aurélie ^a,c   Clobert, Jean ^a   Miaud, Claude ^b  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; BREEDING SITE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; PROTECTED AREA; TOAD; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; ILE-DE-FRANCE; PARIS; VILLE-DE-PARIS; WESTERN EUROPE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO CALAMITA;

EID: 33845250655     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853806778877130     Document Type: Article

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