Monitoring non-breeding habitat activity by subterranean detection of Ambystomatid salamanders with implanted passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags and a radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna system

Herpetological Review

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-306

  Hamed, M Kevin ^a   Ledford, Dale P ^b   Laughlin, Thomas F ^b  

^a Virginia Highlands Community College   (United States)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBYSTOMATIDAE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 52249099869     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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