A comparison of the success of artificial cover types for capturing amphibians and reptiles

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 433-437

  Hampton, Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CAPTURE METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOODPLAIN; REPTILE; SURVEYING; TIN; WOOD;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 34547938917     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853807781374809     Document Type: Article

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