Influence of pitfall trap size and design on herpetofauna and small mammal studies in a Neotropical Forest

One of the most commonly used sampling techniques to capture leaf litter amphibians, lizards and small mammals is a set of pitfall traps with drift fences. However, there are still many speculations concerning the effectiveness of different designs of pitfall traps and the most adequate size of each...

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Main Authors: Marco A Ribeiro-Júnior, Rogério V Rossi, Cleuton L Miranda, Teresa C. S Ávila-Pires
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2011-02-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702011000100012