Maximizing pond biodiversity across the landscape: a case study of larval ambystomatid salamanders

WE Peterman, TL Anderson, DL Drake… - Animal …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Loss or alteration of natural wetland habitats is a near ubiquitous global phenomenon. In the
US, legislation mandates that all lost wetland habitats be replaced; manmade wetland …

A tongue for all seasons: extreme phenotypic flexibility in salamandrid newts

E Heiss, S Handschuh, P Aerts… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Many organisms faced with seasonally fluctuating abiotic and biotic conditions respond by
altering their phenotype to account for the demands of environmental changes. Here we …

Trait allometries generate super‐honesty in Anolis dewlaps and may underlie sexual dimorphism

M Petelo, L Swierk - Integrative Zoology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Whether or not sexually selected traits consistently exhibit positive allometry (ie are
disproportionately large in larger individuals) is an ongoing debate. Multiple models and …

Morphological Correlates of Locomotion in the Aquatic and the Terrestrial Phases of Pleurodeles waltl Newts from Southwestern Iberia

FJ Zamora-Camacho - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Animals capable of moving in different environments might face conflicting selection on
morphology, thus posing trade-offs on the relationships between morphology and locomotor …

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M Petelo, L Swierk - academia.edu
Whether or not sexually selected traits consistently exhibit positive allometry, ie, are
disproportionately large in larger individuals, is an ongoing debate. Multiple models and …

[图书][B] Mate choice and competition in the eastern fence lizard, Sceloporus undulatus

LN Swierk - 2014 - search.proquest.com
Sexual selection exerts a strong influence on the evolution of phenotypes across taxa. In
animals, sexual selection is largely driven by competitive social interactions among …

Tails and toxins: Exploring life history traits and predator-induced defenses in Eastern Red-spotted Newts (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens)

KH Brossman - 2013 - etda.libraries.psu.edu
Environments can be dynamic due to fluctuations in localized biotic and abiotic factors.
Some environmental changes occur rapidly, which result in organisms having traits that are …