Site fidelity, home range behaviour and habitat utilization of male harlequin toads (Amphibia: Atelopus hoogmoedi) from Suriname: Relevant aspects for conservation breeding

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Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 211-218

  Luger, Martina ^a,b   Hödl, Walter ^a,b   Lötters, Stefan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anura; Bufonidae; Ex situ conservation; Habitat utilization; Home range; Site fidelity

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; ATELOPUS; ATELOPUS HOOGMOEDI; BUFONIDAE; FUNGI; LYSAPSUS;

EID: 73349083963     PISSN: 00363375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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