Techniques for tracking amphibians: The effects of tag attachment, and harmonic direction finding versus radio telemetry

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 367-376

  Rowley, Jodi J L ^a   Alford, Ross A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; HOME RANGE; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROHABITAT; MOVEMENT; RADIOTELEMETRY; TAGGING; TRACKING;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; PTYCHOHYLA;

EID: 34547947287     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853807781374755     Document Type: Article

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