Canopy closure and emigration by juvenile gopher frogs

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 260-268

  Roznik, Elizabeth A ^a   Johnson, Steve A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Burrows; Canopy closure; Emigration; Fire suppression; Juvenile amphibians; Longleaf pine; Orientation; Prescribed fire; Radiotelemetry; Rana capito

Indexed keywords

BURROW; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; EMIGRATION; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FROG; GRASS; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; JUVENILE; LEAF LITTER; METAMORPHOSIS; MOVEMENT; RADIOTELEMETRY; SMALL MAMMAL; TURTLE;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; ARISTIDA BEYRICHIANA; GOPHERUS; GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS; MAMMALIA; PINUS PALUSTRIS; RANA CAPITO;

EID: 70450277671     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-493     Document Type: Article

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