Pond-based survey of amphibians in a Saxon cultural landscape from Transylvania (Romania)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-70

  Hartel, T ^a   Ollerer K ^b   Cogalniceanu D ^c   Nemes, SZ ^d   Moga, C I ^a   Demeter, L ^e  

^a Mihai Eminescu Trust ^*  (Romania)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Romania)

^c OVIDIUS UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e SAPIENTIA HUNGARIAN UNIVERSITY OF TRANSYLVANIA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Amphibian distribution; Cultural landscape; Romania

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BREEDING SEASON; HABITAT USE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; POND CULTURE; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ROMANIA; TRANSYLVANIA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BOMBINA VARIEGATA; BUFO BUFO; HYLA ARBOREA; PELOBATES FUSCUS; RANA DALMATINA; SALAMANDROIDEA; TRITURUS CRISTATUS;

EID: 77951177051     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000802684641     Document Type: Article

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