Download or read book THE FOREST FLOOR AND ITS UTILIZATION BY SELECTED SPECIES OF TERRESTRIAL AMPHIBIANS written by HAROLD FRANKLIN HEATWOLE and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Conservation and Biogeography of Amphibians in the Caribbean written by Neftalí Ríos-López and published by Pelagic Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expansive and detailed review of the biology of Caribbean amphibians, considering their threats, conservation and outlook in a changing world. Amphibians are the group of vertebrates undergoing the fastest rate of extinction; it is urgent that we understand the causes of this and find means of protecting them. This landmark illustrated volume brings together the leading experts in the field. As well as offering an overview of the region as a whole, individual chapters are devoted to each island or island-group and the measures used to protect their amphibians through legislation or nature reserves. The biological background of insular biogeography, including its methods, analysis and results, is reviewed and applied specifically to the problems of Caribbean amphibians – this includes a re-examination of patterns and general ideas about the status of amphibians in the Anthropocene. The Conservation and Biogeography of Amphibians in the Caribbean offers an important baseline against which future amphibian conservation can be measured in the face of climate change, rising sea level and a burgeoning human population. Covers over 300 species.
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Download or read book Proceedings of the Board of Regents written by University of Michigan. Board of Regents and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 1520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Effects of Habitat Characteristics on Amphibian Use of Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments written by David Anthony Dimitrie and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Habitat characteristics can affect how organisms use environments. Individuals are expected to have evolved the ability assess habitat quality to maximize their fitness. I investigated the effects of habitat characteristics on aquatic and terrestrial environment use in multiple amphibian life-stages. In Chapter 1, I investigated how female breeding habitat selection is influenced by competitors and how this affects offspring performance. Female eastern gray treefrogs (Hyla versicolor) used pools without larval competitors more than pools with green frog (Rana clamitans) or bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) tadpoles. Treefrog tadpoles developed faster and grew larger without heterospecifics, indicating larval performance matched female preference. Males may use habitat quality cues differently. In Chapter 2, I evaluated male use of these same habitats and the male quality as potential mates for females using recordings of male advertisement calls. Males used pools with heterospecifics the same as pools without, and the advertisements of males at all habitat types were similar. Thus, while females avoided pools with heterospecifics, males did not. In Chapter 3, I tested if male treefrogs using fringe habitats differ from residents at an adjacent core pond by comparing the calls of males in both habitats. I also evaluated how fringe males changed their calls at the core pond. Fringe males produced more yet shorter calls than males in the core habitat, but called at a similar effort. When fringe males were moved to the core habitat, they adjusted their calls to match the core males. Finally, in Chapter 4, I investigated how the terrestrial environment affects juvenile development. In collaboration with David Burke at the Holden Arboretum, I tested how forest acidification affects the American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) and its interaction with the invertebrate community. Toads tended to grow larger in elevated soil pH, although survival and diet were not affected by pH. I found no effect of pH on the invertebrate community or forest floor trophic dynamics. My studies found that biotic and abiotic habitat characteristics can affect amphibian development and male and female use of breeding habitats in complex ways. These effects have implications for individual fitness, population dynamics, and community assembly.
Download or read book Announcement for the Biological Station written by University of Michigan. Biological Station and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Biology of Amphibians written by William E. Duellman and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1994-02 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now reissued in paperback with an updated preface by the authors, Biology of Amphibians remains the standard work in its field.
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Download or read book The Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles in Old growth Forests in the Pacific Northwest written by Andrew R. Blaustein and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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