An automated data logger for simultaneously recording amphibian vocalizations with weather variables

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-122

  Meek, P D ^a,b  

^a Climate Change and Winer ^*  (Australia)

^b State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibian calling; Automated data logger; Philoria; Weather

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BAROMETRY; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FROG; RAINFALL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEASONALITY; VOCALIZATION; WATER TEMPERATURE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; PHILORIA; PHILORIA SPHAGNICOLUS; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 77956425542     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc100117     Document Type: Article

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