Population stability in the endangered Fleay's barred frog (Mixophyes fleayi) and a program for long-term monitoring

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 214-219

  Quick, Gemma ^a   Goldingay, Ross L ^a   Parkyn, Jonathan ^a   Newell, David A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FROG; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION MODELING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STABILIZATION;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; MIXOPHYES FLEAYI;

EID: 84940377973     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: 14465698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO14106     Document Type: Article

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