Beyond occurrence: Body condition and stress hormone as integrative indicators of habitat availability and fragmentation in the common toad

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1008-1016

  Janin, Agnès ^a   Léna, Jean Paul ^a   Joly, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Body condition; Corticosterone; Fragmentation; Habitat availability; Physiological state

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BODY CONDITION; EXTINCTION; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HORMONE; POPULATION DECLINE; TOAD;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO BUFO;

EID: 79951813949     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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