Post-breeding habitat use by adult Boreal Toads (Bufo boreas) after wildfire in Glacier National Park, USA

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-62

  Guscio, C Gregory ^a   Hossack, Blake R ^b   Eby, Lisa A ^a   Corn, Paul Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Boreal Toad; Bufo boreas; Burn severity; Fire; Habitat use; Montana; Radio telemetry

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO BOREAS; BUFO BOREAS BOREAS;

EID: 51449119889     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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