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Ecogeographical Distribution Of The Herpetofauna Of Indio Mountains Research Station, Hudspeth County, Texas, Ross Owen Couvillon
Ecogeographical Distribution Of The Herpetofauna Of Indio Mountains Research Station, Hudspeth County, Texas, Ross Owen Couvillon
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Indio Mountain Research Station (IMRS) in Trans-Pecos, Texas is dominated by Chihuahuan Desert scrub vegetation, but a complexity of plant communities exist relating to elevation, slope, and geologic formations. Surrounding the Indio Mountains are desert grasslands with various desert scrub associations. This mosaic of habitats forms a unique assemblage of amphibians and reptiles. The goal of this study was to determine if the current number of amphibians, turtles, lizards, and snakes (43 species) of IMRS was accurate and identify which biotic and abiotic factors define the distribution of these species. Records from the last approximately 25 years were used to …
Population And Conservation Genetics Of Crawfish Frogs, Lithobates Areolatus, At Their Northeastern Range Limits, Schyler O. Nunziata
Population And Conservation Genetics Of Crawfish Frogs, Lithobates Areolatus, At Their Northeastern Range Limits, Schyler O. Nunziata
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Crawfish Frogs (Lithobates areolatus) are state endangered in Indiana and Iowa, with populations in decline throughout their range. I studied populations of Crawfish Frogs on local and statewide scales at their northeastern range limits to (1) assess the level of genetic diversity within populations (2) estimate fine-scale genetic structure, and (3) estimate genetic differentiation between populations at the state level. Crawfish Frogs breed in temporary pools and wetlands, and have high breeding-pond fidelity; therefore I predicted to find genetic differences between ponds at small geographic scales. I used 10 microsatellite loci to genotype frogs collected from three primary populations in …