Habitat use by Yosemite toads: Life history traits and implications for conservation

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 388-394

  Morton, Martin L ^a   Pereyra, Maria E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bufo canorus; Core areas; Habitat splitting; Ovarian cycles; Yosemite toad

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BUFO CANORUS;

EID: 78651488754     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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