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1 online resource (585 pages) : illustrations. |
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text rdacontent |
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computer rdamedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
Series |
Techniques in ecology and conservation series |
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Techniques in ecology and conservation series.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Pt. 1. Introduction -- 1. Amphibian diversity and life history / Martha L. Camp -- 2. Setting objectives in field studies / Dan Cogalniceanu and Claude Miaud -- Pt. 2. Larvae -- 3. Morphology of amphibian larvae / Roy W. McDiarmid and Ronald Altig -- 4. Larval sampling / David K. Skelly and Jonathan L. Richardson -- 5. Dietary assessments of larval amphibians / Matt R. Whiles and Ronald Altig -- 6. Aquatic mesocosms / Raymond D. Semlitsch and Michelle D. Boone -- 7. Water-quality criteria for amphibians / Donald W. Sparling -- Pt. 3. Juveniles and adults -- 8. Measuring and marking post-metamorphic amphibians / John W. Ferner -- 9. Egg mass and nest counts / Peter W.C. Paton and Reid N. Harris -- 10. Dietary assessments of adult amphibians / Mirco Sole and Dennis Rodder -- 11. Movement patterns and radiotelemetry / Dale M. Madison, Valorie R. Titus, and Victor S. Lamoureux -- 12. Field enclosures and terrestrial cages / Elizabeth B. Harper, Joseph H.K. Pechmann, and James W. Petranka -- Pt. 4. Amphibian populations -- 13. Drift fences, coverboards, and other traps / John D. Willson and J. Whitfield Gibbons -- 14. Area-based surveys / David M. Marsh and Lillian M.B. Haywood -- 15. Rapid assessments of amphibian diversity / James R. Vonesh ... [et al.] -- 16. Auditory monitoring of anuran populations / Michael E. Dorcas ... [et al.] -- 17. Measuring habitat / Kimberly J. Babbitt, Jessica S. Veysey, and George W. Tanner -- Pt. 5. Amphibian communities -- 18. Diversity and similarity / C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr. -- 19. Landscape ecology and GIS methods / Viorel D. Popescu and James P. Gibbs -- Pt. 6. Physiological ecology and genetics -- 20. Physiological ecology : field methods and perspective / Harvey B. Lillywhite -- 21. Models in field studies of temperature and moisture / Jodi J.L. Rowley and Ross A. Alford -- 22. Genetics in field ecology and conservation / Trevor J.C. Beebee -- Pt. 7. Monitoring, status, and trends -- 23. Selection of species and sampling areas : the importance to inference / Paul Stephen Corn -- 24. Capture-mark-recapture, removal sampling, and occupancy models / Larissa L. Bailey and James D. Nichols -- 25. Quantifying abundance : counts, detection, probabilities, and estimates / Benedikt R. Schmidt and Jerome Pellet -- 26. Disease monitoring and biosecurity / D. Early Green, Matthew J. Gray, and Debra L. Miller -- 27. Conservation and management / C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr. |
Note |
Description based on print version record. |
Subject |
Amphibians -- Research -- Methodology.
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Amphibians -- Ecology -- Research -- Methodology.
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Amphibians -- Conservation -- Research -- Methodology.
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Amphibians -- Ecology -- Fieldwork.
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Amphibians -- Conservation -- Fieldwork.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Dodd, C. Kenneth, editor of compilation.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Amphibian ecology and conservation : a handbook of techniques. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009 xxvii, 556 pages ; 24 cm. Techniques in ecology and conservation series 9780199541195 (OCoLC)ocn390598369 (DLC)10851064 |
ISBN |
9780199541188 (hbk.) |
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0199541183 (hbk.) |
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9780199541195 (pbk.) |
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0199541191 (pbk.) |
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9780191574184 (electronic bk.) |
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