Habitat type and distance to edge affect movement behavior of juvenile pond-breeding salamanders

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 291, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 154-162

  Pittman, S E ^a   Semlitsch, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian conservation; Dispersal; Habitat alteration; Movement; Spotted salamander; Wetland management

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DISPERSION; HABITAT TYPE; JUVENILE; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMPHIBIA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 84884728719     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12055     Document Type: Article

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