▪ Abstract Salamanders are cryptic and, though largely unrecognized as such, extremely
abundant vertebrates in a variety of primarily forest and grassland environments, where they …

▪ Abstract Predator-induced phenotypic plasticity is widespread in nature and includes
variation in life history, morphology, and behavior. In organisms with complex life histories …

A keystone species is one whose effect is large, and disproportionately large relative to its
abundance nance of thcir eommunities, because they typically providc the major energy …

Ecosystems provide essential services for human society, which include provisioning,
regulating, cultural, and supporting services. Amphibians provide provisioning services by …

We define 'enemy free space'as ways of living that reduce or eliminate a species'
vulnerability to one or more species of natural enemies. Many aspects of species' niches, in …

Pesticides constitute a major anthropogenic addition to natural communities. In aquatic
communities, a great majority of pesticide impacts are determined from single‐species …

As part of an overall decline in biodiversity, populations of many organisms are declining
and species are being lost at unprecedented rates around the world. This includes many …

Anurans show a distinct dichotomy among the sources of energy used during larval growth
and development, endotrophy and exotrophy. This distinction allows more exact definitions …

Resource partitioning, or differences in how species use resources, has been studied in a
wide variety of amphibians and reptiles, and causes for resource-partitioning patterns are …

The global decline in amphibian diversity has become an international environmental
problem with a multitude of possible causes. There is evidence that pesticides may play a …