Estimating superpopulation size and annual probability of breeding for pond-breeding salamanders

Herpetologica

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-162

  Kinkead, Karen E ^a,b   Otis, David L ^a,c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wildlife Diversity Program   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambystoma; Breeding probability; Salamander; Superpopulation size

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BREEDING POPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; POND; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMBYSTOMA TALPOIDEUM; AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; INSECTIVORA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 34547487962     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/0018-0831(2007)63[151:ESSAAP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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