Movement behaviour of adult western toads in a fragmented, forest landscape

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1184-1194

  Deguise, Isabelle ^a   Richardson, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLEARCUTTING; FITNESS; FOREST EDGE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; RADIOTELEMETRY; RED LIST; TOAD;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BOREAS; BUFO BOREAS;

EID: 71149101632     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-109     Document Type: Article

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