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Research Articles

 

Interaction of Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta) with Traditional Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) in the
Mediterranean Sea

Monica F. Blasi, Federica Roscioni, and Daniela Mattei

Rediscovery of the Enigmatic Day Gecko Phelsuma masohoala in Northeast Madagascar

Richard C. Stanley and Christopher J. Raxworthy

Amphibian Abundance and Detection Trends during a Large Flood in a Semi-Arid Floodplain Wetland

Joanne F. Ocock, Richard T. Kingsford, Trent D. Penman, and Jodi J.L. Rowley

A Survey of the Abundance, Population Structure, and Distribution of Nile Crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) Using
Day Ground Surveys in Sengwa Wildlife Research Area, Zimbabwe

Mercy Sai, Beaven Utete, Exeverino Chinoitezvi, Gilbert H. Moyo, and Edson Gandiwa

Molecular Phylogeographic Methods Reveal the Identity and Origin of a Dusky Salamander (Genus Desmognathus)
Population in Southern Illinois, USA

Donald B. Shepard, Nicholus Ledbetter, Amber L. Anderson, and Andrew R. Kuhns

Work Smarter, Not Harder: Comparison of Visual and Trap Survey Methods for the Eastern Massasauga
Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus)

Jeffrey F. Bartman, Nathan Kudla, Danielle R. Bradke, Sango Otieno, and Jennifer A. Moore

Demographic Characteristics of the Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina carolina, in a Relictual, Suburban,
Wetland Habitat of Middle Tennessee, USA

Jessica M. West and Matthew Klukowski

Morphology, Activity Area, and Movement Patterns of the Frugivorous Monitor Lizard Varanus bitatawa

Stephanie J. Law, Selvino R. de Kort, Daniel Bennett, and Merlijn van Weerd

Searching for an Elusive Anuran: A Detection Model Based on Weather Forecasting for the Tandilean Red-belly Toad
[Photo Gallery]

Mateo Friedman, Rosana E. Cepeda, Agustina Cortelezzi, María V. Simoy, Claudia B. Marinelli, Federico P. Kacoliris,
Judit Dopazo, and Igor Berkunsky

A Call for Evaluation of the Contribution Made by Rescue, Resuscitation, Rehabilitation, and Release Translocations
to Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) Population Recovery

Charles W. Caillouet, Jr., Nathan F. Putman, Donna J. Shaver, Roldán A. Valverde, Erin E. Seney, Kenneth J. Lohmann,
Katherine L. Mansfield, Benny J. Gallaway, Joseph P. Flanagan, and Matthew H. Godfrey

Distribution and Life History of the Western Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) in Southwestern Alberta, Canada

Stephanie A. Reimer and Cameron P. Goater

Using Reference Sites to Account for Detection Probability in Occupancy Surveys for Freshwater Turtles

Doug P. Armstrong

Plasmatic Estradiol and Progesterone Variations During the Reproductive Cycle of Captive Female Argentine Red Tegu
Lizards, Tupinambis rufescens

María Valeria García-Valdez, Silvia Chamut, Graciela A. Jahn, Osvaldo E.A. Arce, and Mario E. Manes

Impacts of Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta) on Nestling and Hatchling Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus
polyphemus) in Southwest Georgia, USA

Michelina C. Dziadzio, Richard B. Chandler, Lora L. Smith, and Steven B. Castleberry

Scent of Disinterred Soil as an Olfactory Cue used by Raccoons to Locate Nests of Diamond-backed Terrapins
(Malaclemys terrapin)

Samuel A. Buzuleciu, Derek P. Crane, and Scott L. Parker

When Development and Amphibians Meet: A Case Study of a Translocation of Great Crested Newts (Triturus cristatus)
in Sweden

Daniel H. Gustafson, Malgorzata Blicharska, and Grzegorz Mikusiński

 

HerpSpective

 

Physiology and Ecology to Inform Climate Adaptation Strategies for Desert Amphibians

Kerry L. Griffis-Kyle