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Volume 49, Issue 4
1 December 2015
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ISSN 0022-1511
eISSN 1937-2418

DETECTABILITY

A Snake in the Hand is Worth 10,000 in the Bush
Andrew M. Durso; Richard A. Seigel
View Articletitled, A Snake in the Hand is Worth 10,000 in the Bush
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General Herpetological Collecting is Size-Biased for Five Pacific Lizards
Gordon H. Rodda; Amy A. Yackel Adams; Earl W. Campbell; Thomas H. Fritts
View Articletitled, General Herpetological Collecting is Size-Biased for Five Pacific Lizards
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Stability of Detectability over 17 Years at a Single Site and other Lizard Detection Comparisons from Guam
Gordon H. Rodda; Kathryn Dean-Bradley; Earl W. Campbell; Thomas H. Fritts; Björn Lardner; Amy A. Yackel Adams; Robert N. Reed
View Articletitled, Stability of Detectability over 17 Years at a Single Site and other Lizard Detection Comparisons from Guam
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Detection Rates of Geckos in Visual Surveys: Turning Confounding Variables into Useful Knowledge
Björn Lardner; Gordon H. Rodda; Amy A. Yackel Adams; Julie A. Savidge; Robert N. Reed
View Articletitled, Detection Rates of Geckos in Visual Surveys: Turning Confounding Variables into Useful Knowledge
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Advancing Terrestrial Salamander Population Ecology: The Central Role of Imperfect Detection
Katherine M. O'Donnell; Raymond D. Semlitsch
View Articletitled, Advancing Terrestrial Salamander Population Ecology: The Central Role of Imperfect Detection
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Estimating Detectability and Biological Parameters of Interest with the Use of the R Environment
Marc J. Mazerolle
View Articletitled, Estimating Detectability and Biological Parameters of Interest with the Use of the R Environment
Supplementary data
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SYSTEMATICS

First Fossil Alligator from the Late Eocene of Nebraska and the Late Paleogene Record of Alligators in the Great Plains
Evan T. Whiting; Alexander K. Hastings
View Articletitled, First Fossil <em>Alligator</em> from the Late Eocene of Nebraska and the Late Paleogene Record of Alligators in the Great Plains
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BEHAVIOR

Breeding and Reproductive Phenology of Eastern Diamond-Backed Rattlesnakes (Crotalus adamanteus) in South Carolina
Jennifer M. Fill; Jayme L. Waldron; Shane M. Welch; Michael Martin; Jay Cantrell; Stephen H. Bennett; Wade G. Kalinowsky; John Holloway; Timothy A. Mousseau
View Articletitled, Breeding and Reproductive Phenology of Eastern Diamond-Backed Rattlesnakes (<em>Crotalus adamanteus</em>) in South Carolina
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Is Melanism a Consequence of Sexual Selection in Male Red-Eared Sliders, Trachemys scripta elegans?
Marie E. B. Stone; Troy A. Baird; Paul A. Stone
View Articletitled, Is Melanism a Consequence of Sexual Selection in Male Red-Eared Sliders, <em>Trachemys scripta elegans</em>?
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Diet and Foraging Behavior of Ameivula ocellifera (Squamata: Teiidae) in the Brazilian Semiarid Caatinga
Raul F. D. Sales; Eliza M. X. Freire
View Articletitled, Diet and Foraging Behavior of <em>Ameivula ocellifera</em> (Squamata: Teiidae) in the Brazilian Semiarid Caatinga
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CONSERVATION

Diet of the Nonnative Greenhouse Frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris) in Maui, Hawaii
Rodrigo B. Ferreira; Karen H. Beard; Ryan T. Choi; William C. Pitt
View Articletitled, Diet of the Nonnative Greenhouse Frog (<em>Eleutherodactylus planirostris</em>) in Maui, Hawaii
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Association Between Habitat Characteristics, Human Activities, and Anuran Species in a Wetland Agricultural Landscape
Ai Wen
View Articletitled, Association Between Habitat Characteristics, Human Activities, and Anuran Species in a Wetland Agricultural Landscape
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Genetic Characterization of an Invasive Boa constrictor Population on the Caribbean Island of Aruba
Lauretta M. Bushar; R. Graham Reynolds; Sharese Tucker; LaCoya C. Pace; William I. Lutterschmidt; R. Andrew Odum; Howard K. Reinert
View Articletitled, Genetic Characterization of an Invasive <em>Boa constrictor</em> Population on the Caribbean Island of Aruba
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DEVELOPMENT

Photoperiodic Hatching Rhythms Suggest Circadian Entrainment of Anolis sagrei Eggs
Joshua Nash; Jennifer Price; Robert M. Cox
View Articletitled, Photoperiodic Hatching Rhythms Suggest Circadian Entrainment of <em>Anolis sagrei</em> Eggs
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Egg Hypoxia Decreases Posthatching Survival and Delays Metamorphosis in Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander)
Nathan E. Mills; Zachary A. Ward
View Articletitled, Egg Hypoxia Decreases Posthatching Survival and Delays Metamorphosis in <em>Ambystoma maculatum</em> (Spotted Salamander)
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Induction of Metamorphosis Causes Differences in Sex-Specific Allocation Patterns in Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) that Have Different Growth Histories
Pamela M. Clarkson; Christopher K. Beachy
View Articletitled, Induction of Metamorphosis Causes Differences in Sex-Specific Allocation Patterns in Axolotls (<em>Ambystoma mexicanum</em>) that Have Different Growth Histories
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ECOLOGY

Sexual Size Dimorphism and Age in Odontophrynus cf. barrioi (Anura: Odontophrynidae) from the Monte Desert, Argentina
Lorena Beatriz Quiroga; Eduardo Alfredo Sanabria; Federico Marangoni
View Articletitled, Sexual Size Dimorphism and Age in <em>Odontophrynus</em> cf. <em>barrioi</em> (Anura: Odontophrynidae) from the Monte Desert, Argentina
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Reproduction as a Function of Living Conditions: The Breeding Biology of the Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) under Natural and Captive Conditions in Southwest Madagascar
Jutta M. Hammer
View Articletitled, Reproduction as a Function of Living Conditions: The Breeding Biology of the Radiated Tortoise (<em>Astrochelys radiata</em>) under Natural and Captive Conditions in Southwest Madagascar
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MORPHOLOGY

Somatic Growth Rates of Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) and Hawksbills (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the Galápagos Islands
Patricia M. Zárate; Karen A. Bjorndal; Jeffrey A. Seminoff; Peter H. Dutton; A. B. Bolten
View Articletitled, Somatic Growth Rates of Green Turtles (<em>Chelonia mydas</em>) and Hawksbills (<em>Eretmochelys imbricata</em>) in the Galápagos Islands
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Color Pattern Variation in a Cryptic Amphibian, Anaxyrus fowleri
Mohamad Rabbani; Brigette Zacharczenko; David M. Green
View Articletitled, Color Pattern Variation in a Cryptic Amphibian, <em>Anaxyrus fowleri</em>
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Physiology

Dispersal Distance, Gonadal Steroid Levels, and Body Condition in Gray Treefrogs (Hyla versicolor): Seasonal and Breeding Night Variation in Females
Noah M. Gordon; Michelle Hellman
View Articletitled, Dispersal Distance, Gonadal Steroid Levels, and Body Condition in Gray Treefrogs (<em>Hyla versicolor</em>): Seasonal and Breeding Night Variation in Females
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Cocoa Butter Injections, but not Sealed or Perforated Silastic Implants, of Corticosterone can be used to Chronically Elevate Corticosterone in Free-Living Painted Turtles (Chrysemys pict...
Véronique Juneau; Kathleen M. Gilmour; Gabriel Blouin-Demers
View Articletitled, Cocoa Butter Injections, but not Sealed or Perforated Silastic Implants, of Corticosterone can be used to Chronically Elevate Corticosterone in Free-Living Painted Turtles (<em>Chrysemys pict...</em>
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Index of Scientific Names
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Index of Authors
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Mesoclemmys gibba
58-04

Image and text by William W. Lamar

The Gibba Toad-headed Turtle (Mesoclemmys gibba) is a wide-ranging South American species in the lowlands of the Orinoco and Amazon Basins. A relatively small-bodied species with carapace length rarely exceeding 35 cm, the nocturnal M. gibba inhabits rainforest streams, hardpan pools of shallow water in gallery forests, and Mauritia palm swamps. Diet consists primarily of small invertebrates and mollusks. Owing in part to their foul-smelling defensive musk, they are not used as food by local populations of people. Photograph taken in Avispas Cocha, Río Tigre, Loreto, Peru.

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  • ISSN 0022-1511
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