The best of a harsh lot in a specialized species: Breeding habitat use by the yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) on rocky riverbanks

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 533-539

  Cayuela, Hugo ^a   Cheylan, Marc ^a   Joly, Pierre ^b  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Bombina variegata; breeding; habitat use; specialized niche

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT USE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RIVER BANK; ROCK POOL; SITE SELECTION; SPAWNING; SPECIALIZATION; TOAD; VULNERABILITY;

ANURA; BOMBINA VARIEGATA;

EID: 84855592052     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853811X614461     Document Type: Article

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