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Abundance and Detection Probabilities for Three Montane Plethodontid Salamanders in the Southern Appalachian Mountains

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Alan M. Babineau, Jon M. Davenport (2026). Abundance and Detection Probabilities for Three Montane Plethodontid Salamanders in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Journal of Herpetology, 60(1). https://doi.org/10.1670/2471632