A rapid assessment of herpetofaunal diversity in variously altered habitats on dominica

Applied Herpetology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-184

  Ackley, Jeffrey W ^a   Muelleman, Peter J ^b   Carter, Ruth E ^c   Henderson, Robert W ^d   Powell, Robert ^e  

^a ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EARLHAM COLLEGE   (United States)

^d MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM   (United States)

^e AVILA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Community ecology; Disturbance gradient; Dominica; Modified habitat; Reptiles; Species richness; Urbanization; West Indies

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649566420     PISSN: 15707539     EISSN: 15707547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075408X394124     Document Type: Article

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