Predation of juvenile ringed salamanders (Ambystoma annulatum) during initial movement out of ponds

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 681-687

  Pittman, Shannon E ^a,b   Osbourn, Michael S ^a,c   Drake, Dana L ^a   Semlitsch, Raymond D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambystoma annulatum; Amphibian; Dispersal; Movement; Predation; Ringed Salamander

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901795438     PISSN: 21510733     EISSN: 19317603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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