Improving calling surveys for detecting Fowler's toad, Bufo fowleri, in southern New England, USA

Applied Herpetology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-259

  Tupper, Todd A ^a,b   Cook, Robert P ^b   Timm, Brad C ^c   Goodstine, Amy ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian declines; Bufo fowleri; Calling anuran surveys; Cape cod national seashore; Long term monitoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547539280     PISSN: 15707539     EISSN: 15707547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075407781268345     Document Type: Article

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