Movement ecology of amphibians: From individual migratory behaviour to spatially structured populations in heterogeneous landscapes1,2

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 491-502

  Sinsch, Ulrich ^a  

^a University of Koblenz   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anura; Caudata; Dispersal; Gene flow; Landscape connectivity; Metapopulation; Migration; Movement capacity; Patchy population; Philopatry; Pond breeder

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; DISPERSAL; GENE FLOW; GENETIC STRUCTURE; JUVENILE; LANDSCAPE; METAPOPULATION; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT; RANGE EXPANSION;

EID: 84901767522     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2013-0028     Document Type: Review

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