Effective culvert placement and design to facilitate passage of amphibians across roads

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 618-626

  Patrick, David A ^a,d   Schalk, Christopher M ^a,b   Gibbs, James P ^a   Woltz, Hara W ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d PAUL SMITH S COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO AMERICANUS; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 78650273101     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/09-094.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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