The role of climate in the dynamics of a hybrid zone in Appalachian salamanders

Global Change Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1903-1910

  Walls, Susan C ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachian Mountains; Climate; Distribution; Elevation shifts; Hybrid zone; Plethodon shermani; Plethodon teyahalee; Precipitation; Salamanders; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AMPHIBIAN; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; HYBRID ZONE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

PLETHODON JORDANI; PLETHODON SHERMANI; PLETHODON TEYAHALEE; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 67650128115     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01867.x     Document Type: Article

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