Community-level response to climate change: Shifts in anuran calling phenology

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 249-257

  Walpole, Aaron A ^a   Bowman, Jeff ^a   Tozer, Douglas C ^b   Badzinski, Debbie S ^b  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^b Bird Studies Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Anuran; Calling; Climate change; Climate change scenario; Community; Phenology; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BRASSICACEAE; LITHOBATES; PSEUDACRIS; PSEUDACRIS CRUCIFER; RANA CLAMITANS; RANA PIPIENS; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 84866373838     PISSN: 21510733     EISSN: 19317603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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