Survival, breeding frequency, and migratory orientation in the Jefferson Salamander, Ambystoma Jeffersonianum

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 215-227

  de Lisle, Stephen P ^a,b   Grayson, Kristine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambystoma jeffersonianum; Breeding probability; Jefferson salamander; Migratory orientation; Multistate markrecapture; Survival

Indexed keywords

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA JEFFERSONIANUM; AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; POLLACHIUS; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 80052417846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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