Temporal variability of spawning site selection in the frog Rana dalmatina: Consequences for habitat management

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 157-163

  Ficetola, Gentile Francesco ^a,b   Valota, Maurizio ^a   de Bernardi, Fiorenza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Habitat management; Microhabitat; Rana dalmatina; Reproductive site; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

FROG; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MICROHABITAT; SITE SELECTION; SPAWNING; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA DALMATINA;

EID: 42549121702     PISSN: 1578665X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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