Influence of temperature on the spatial distribution of first spawning dates of the common frog (Rana temporaria) in the UK

Global Change Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 467-473

  Carroll, E A ^a   Sparks, T H ^a   Collinson, N ^b   Beebee, T J C ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Woodland Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Breeding; Frog; Maps; Phenology; Spawn; Temperature response; Volunteer records

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; FROG; PHENOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPAWNING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 58549118088     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01726.x     Document Type: Article

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