Migratory success of juveniles: A potential constraint on connectivity for pond-breeding amphibians

Ecological Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1535-1546

  Rothermel, Betsie B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambystoma maculatum; American toad; Bufo americanus; Connectivity; Dispersal; Juvenile amphibians; Landscape complementation; Mark recapture; Migration; Orientation; Perceptual range; Spotted salamander

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CONNECTIVITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MIGRATION; PERSISTENCE;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANURA; BUFO; BUFO AMERICANUS; CAUDATA; REPTILIA;

EID: 6344284715     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-5206     Document Type: Article

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