Variation in amount of surrounding forest habitat influences the initial orientation of juvenile amphibians emigrating from breeding ponds

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-146

  Walston, Leroy J ^a,b   Mullin, Stephen J ^a  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BREEDING SITE; EMIGRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; FOREST; FROG; HABITAT QUALITY; JUVENILE; LARVAL TRANSPORT; METAMORPHOSIS; POND; TOAD; WOODLAND;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA TEXANUM; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO AMERICANUS; RANA SYLVATICA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 40549116659     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z07-117     Document Type: Article

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