Conflicting effects of microhabitats on long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) movement: Implications for landscape connectivity

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-7

  Lee Yaw, J A ^a   Sechley, T H ^a,b   Irwin, D E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambystoma macrodactylum; Amphibian; Dispersal; Functional connectivity; Habitat choice; Habitat resistance; Landscape resistance; Long toed Salamander; Substrate

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CONNECTIVITY; DISPERSAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HABITAT SELECTION; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MICROHABITAT; MOBILITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; MOVEMENT; SUBSTRATE;

AMBYSTOMA MACRODACTYLUM; AMPHIBIA; BRYOPHYTA; SALAMANDROIDEA;

EID: 84920674095     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2014-014     Document Type: Article

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