Population structure of Ambystoma tigrinum mavortium in playa wetlands: Landuse influence and variations in polymorphism

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2008, Pages 286-293

  Ghioca, Dana M ^a,b   Smith, Loren M ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BODY SIZE; CANNIBALISM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GROWTH RATE; LAND USE; LARVA; MORPHOTYPE; PLAYA; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WETLAND;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM MAVORTIUM; AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 46749121832     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CH-06-213     Document Type: Article

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