Behavioral Ecology Of The Eastern Red Backed Salamander

Author : Robert G. Jaeger,Birgit Gollmann,Carl D. Anthony,Caitlin R. Gabor,Nancy R. Kohn
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780190628413

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Behavioral Ecology of the Eastern Red-backed Salamander by Robert G. Jaeger,Birgit Gollmann,Carl D. Anthony,Caitlin R. Gabor,Nancy R. Kohn Pdf

The small, terrestrial eastern red-backed salamander is abundant on many forest floors of northeastern North America. Dr. Robert Jaeger and many of his graduate students spent over 50 years studying this species in New York and Virginia, using ecological techniques in forests and behavioral experiments in laboratory chambers in an attempt to understand how this species interacts with other species in the forest and the components of its intra- and intersexual social behaviors. The competitive and social behaviors of this species are unusually complex for an amphibian. This species is highly aggressive towards other similar-size species where they cohabit in forests, often leading to very little geographic overlap between the species. The authors examine the fascinating behavioral traits of this species including social monogamy, mutual mate guarding, sexual coercion, inter-species communication, and conflict resolution.

Author : Robert Jaeger,Birgit Gollmann,Carl D. Anthony,Nancy R. Kohn
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780190605506

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Behavioral Ecology of the Eastern Red-backed Salamander by Robert Jaeger,Birgit Gollmann,Carl D. Anthony,Nancy R. Kohn Pdf

Examines over fifty years of research of the red-backed salamander.

Author : Robert G. Jaeger,Birgit Gollmann,Carl D. Anthony,Caitlin R. Gabor,Nancy R. Kohn
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780190605513

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Behavioral Ecology of the Eastern Red-backed Salamander by Robert G. Jaeger,Birgit Gollmann,Carl D. Anthony,Caitlin R. Gabor,Nancy R. Kohn Pdf

The small, terrestrial eastern red-backed salamander is abundant on many forest floors of northeastern North America. Dr. Robert Jaeger and many of his graduate students spent over 50 years studying this species in New York and Virginia, using ecological techniques in forests and behavioral experiments in laboratory chambers in an attempt to understand how this species interacts with other species in the forest and the components of its intra- and intersexual social behaviors. The competitive and social behaviors of this species are unusually complex for an amphibian. This species is highly aggressive towards other similar-size species where they cohabit in forests, often leading to very little geographic overlap between the species. The authors examine the fascinating behavioral traits of this species including social monogamy, mutual mate guarding, sexual coercion, inter-species communication, and conflict resolution.

Author : Nelson G. Hairston
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1987-11-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521325783

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Community Ecology and Salamander Guilds by Nelson G. Hairston Pdf

This informative book, first published in 1987, presents the theories of community ecology within the context of a natural example. The text describes and examines issues in community ecology and shows how research on salamanders has helped to solve some of the problems surrounding the theories. Salamanders exist in stable populations of the kind assumed in community theory and are more appropriate than most other animals for research on the applications of that theory. The interesting and meaningful results, collected from observation on these excellent subjects posed challenges to beliefs within community ecology. Life histories of salamanders, fieldwork in distinctly differing habitats, competition, predation and evolution are discussed in an easily readable text. Professional ecologists and students of community ecology and herpetology will be interedted in the information synthesised in this book.

Author : Rashid Gerasimov
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12
Category : Salamanders
ISBN : 1536164704

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Salamanders by Rashid Gerasimov Pdf

In Waterton Lakes National Park, located in southwest Alberta, Canada, under-road crossing structures were installed in 2008 to protect a population of long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) at Linnet Lake from mortality during breeding migrations that intersected with the park's entrance road. This compilation first investigates orientation and movement patterns of marked individuals at Linnet Lake in 2013 and 2014, and at a smaller, shallower wetland Stable Pond in 2014 to document in detail how long-toed salamanders used the terrestrial landscape around breeding sites during adult migration and juvenile dispersal. Following this, the authors use generalized linear models to model salamander occurrence and abundance in the Beaver Hills region of north-central Alberta as a function of land cover type and pocket gopher density. The authors go on to address whether any ecological barriers exist in the distribution range of the two newt species N. strauchii and N. crocatus. According to the findings of this study, an identity test was found to be significantly different from the null distribution, whereas a background test was not significantly different from the null distribution. The concluding chapter summarizes the processes by which light is converted into neural signals by rods and cones and then transmitted to downstream neurons in the retina, with a focus on salamander photoreceptors. The different types of photoreceptor cells and other light-sensitive cells in salamanders and their role in vision are also discussed.

Author : David Duvall,Dietland Müller-Schwarze,Robert M. Silverstein
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461322351

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Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 4 by David Duvall,Dietland Müller-Schwarze,Robert M. Silverstein Pdf

This volume reviews recent developments in our understanding of che~ ical signaling in vertebrates. After sections dealing with general princi ples and chemical aspects of vertebrate pheromones, it follows a taxonomic approach, progressing from fish to. mammals. The editors asked a diverse, international group of leading investigators, working on a wide array of vertebrate taxa and specific issues, to consider their efforts from compar ative, evolutionary, and ecological viewpoints. The relative number of manuscripts in each part does not necessarily reflect current intensity of research, since the editors invited speakers who together would provide a balanced and comprehensive overview, while avoiding duplication. Still, the part on mammals is the longest. Fourth in a series dating from 1977, this volume illuminates current trends and likely future developments in the field of chemical signaling in vertebrates. Going back even farther, the first chapter, a personal account of the past quarter century by Dr. Mykytowycz recalls the most important milestones, such as symposia, or the founding of societies and journals. He also credits those investigators who stand out by their seminal studies.

Author : Rowland M. Shelley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Centipedes
ISBN : 1884549187

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A Synopsis of the North American Centipedes of the Order Scolopendromorpha (Chilopoda) by Rowland M. Shelley Pdf

Author : Animal Behavior Society. Education Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Animal behavior
ISBN : CHI:46240022

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Graduate Programs in Animal Behavior in North America by Animal Behavior Society. Education Committee Pdf

Author : Frank Rosell,Róisín Campbell-Palmer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780192571991

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Beavers by Frank Rosell,Róisín Campbell-Palmer Pdf

Beavers are represented by two extant species, the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) and the North American beaver (Castor canadensis); each has played a significant role in human history and dominated wetland ecology in the northern hemisphere. Their behaviour and ecology both fascinate and perhaps even infuriate, but seemingly never fail to amaze. Both species have followed similar histories from relentless persecution to the verge of extinction (largely through hunting), followed by their subsequent recovery and active restoration which is viewed by many as a major conservation success story. Beavers have now been reintroduced throughout Europe and North America, demonstrating that their role as a keystone engineer is now widely recognised with proven abilities to increase the complexity and biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems. What animals other than humans can simultaneously act as engineers, forest workers, carpenters, masons, creators of habitats, and nature managers? Over the last 20 years, there has been a huge increase in the number of scientific papers published on these remarkable creatures, and an authoritative synthesis is now timely. This accessible text goes beyond their natural history to describe the impacts on humans, conflict mitigation, animal husbandry, management, and conservation. Beavers: Ecology, Behaviour, Conservation, and Management is an accessible reference for a broad audience of professional academics (especially carnivore and mammalian biologists), researchers and graduate students, governmental and non-governmental wildlife bodies, and amateur natural historians intrigued by these wild animals and the extraordinary processes of nature they exemplify.

Author : Nicholas B. Davies,John R. Krebs
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1993-05-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 0632035463

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An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology by Nicholas B. Davies,John R. Krebs Pdf

The third edition of this successful textbook looks again at the influence of natural selection on behavior - an animal's struggle to survive by exploiting resources, avoiding predators, and maximizing reproductive success. In this edition, new examples are introduced throughout, many illustrated with full color photographs. In addition, important new topics are added including the latest techniques of comparative analysis, the theory and application of DNA fingerprinting techniques, extensive new discussion on brood parasite/host coevolution, the latest ideas on sexual selection in relation to disease resistance, and a new section on the intentionality of communication. Written in the lucid style for which these two authors are renowned, the text is enhanced by boxed sections illustrating important concepts and new marginal notes that guide the reader through the text. This book will be essential reading for students taking courses in behavioral ecology. The leading introductory text from the two most prominent workers in the field. Second colour in the text. New section of four colour plates. Boxed sections to ilustrate difficult and important points. New larger format with marginal notes to guide the reader through the text. Selected further reading at the end of each chapter.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 844 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : UOM:39015041152714

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The American Midland Naturalist by Anonim Pdf

A refereed, broad-spectrum journal publishing basic research in diverse disciplines in biology and varied taxa.

Author : Catherine Rich,Travis Longcore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015063661741

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Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting by Catherine Rich,Travis Longcore Pdf

While certain ecological problems associated with artificial night lighting are widely known-for instance, the disorientation of sea turtle hatchlings by beachfront lighting-the vast range of influences on all types of animals and plants is only beginning to be recognized. From nest choice and breeding success of birds to behavioral and physiological changes in salamanders, many organisms are seriously affected by human alterations in natural patterns of light and dark. Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting is the first book to consider the environmental effects of the intentional illumination of the night. It brings together leading scientists from around the world to review the state of knowledge on the subject and to describe specific effects that have been observed across a full range of taxonomic groups, including mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, fishes, invertebrates, and plants. Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting provides a scientific basis to begin addressing the challenge of conserving the nighttime environment. It cogently demonstrates the vital importance of this until-now neglected topic and is an essential new work for conservation planners, researchers, and anyone concerned with human impacts on the natural world.

Author : Maryland Herpetological Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Reptiles
ISBN : CORNELL:31924101509770

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Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society by Maryland Herpetological Society Pdf

Author : James H. Harding,J. Alan Holman
Publisher : Michigan State Univ Bulletin office
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Frogs
ISBN : 1565250028

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Michigan Frogs, Toads, and Salamanders by James H. Harding,J. Alan Holman Pdf

Author : Richard C. Bruce,Robert G. Jaeger,Lynne D. Houck
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461542551

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The Biology of Plethodontid Salamanders by Richard C. Bruce,Robert G. Jaeger,Lynne D. Houck Pdf

This volume offers a state-of-the-art overview of plethodontid salamanders. Readers will find the best current understanding of many aspects of the evolution, systematics, development, morphology, life history, ecology, and field methodology of these animals.