Diurnal versus nocturnal surveys for California red-legged frogs

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1805-1808

  Fellers, Gary M ^a   Kleeman, Patrick M ^a  

^a Point Reyes National Seashore   (United States)

Author keywords

Anuran; California red legged frog; Endangered species; Nocturnal surveys; Rana draytonii; Survey technique

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FROG; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY;

CALIFORNIA; COAST RANGES; NORTH AMERICA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

ANURA; RANA AURORA DRAYTONII;

EID: 33846809398     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[1805:DVNSFC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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