Attributes of Shelters Selected by Eastern Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis) in the French Broad River Basin of North Carolina

We investigated the attributes of shelters used by Eastern Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) in two 500-m stretches of the French Broad River basin in North Carolina during June 2010. We quantified attributes at each Hellbender shelter and at a corresponding unoccupied shelter...

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Published in:Journal of herpetology 2013-03, Vol.47 (1), p.66-70
Main Authors: Rossell, C. Reed, McNeal, Paige, Gillette, David P, Williams, Lori A, Patch, Steven C, Krebs, Alex G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BIOLOGY OF SIRENS AND HELLBENDERS
Cryptobranchus
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
Flow velocity
Freshwater
Gravel
Herpetology
Oxygen
Predators
River basins
Rocks
Salamanders
Shelters
Streams
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Summary:We investigated the attributes of shelters used by Eastern Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) in two 500-m stretches of the French Broad River basin in North Carolina during June 2010. We quantified attributes at each Hellbender shelter and at a corresponding unoccupied shelter located
ISSN:0022-1511
1937-2418
DOI:10.1670/11-174