The amphibian decline crisis: a watershed for conservation biology?

TJC Beebee, RA Griffiths - Biological conservation, 2005 - Elsevier
Amphibians have declined dramatically in many areas of the world. These declines seem to
have worsened over the past 25 years and amphibians are now more threatened than either …

On the evolution of carry‐over effects

MP Moore, RA Martin - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The environment experienced early in life often affects the traits that are developed after an
individual has transitioned into new life stages and environments. Because the phenotypes …

Direct and indirect effects of climate change on amphibian populations

AR Blaustein, SC Walls, BA Bancroft, JJ Lawler… - Diversity, 2010 - mdpi.com
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 …

Patterns of natural selection on size at metamorphosis in water frogs

R Altwegg, HU Reyer - Evolution, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Strategies for optimal metamorphosis are key adaptations in organisms with complex life
cycles, and the components of the larval growth environment causing variation in this trait …

[图书][B] Conservation of wildlife populations: demography, genetics, and management

LS Mills - 2012 - books.google.com
Population ecology has matured to a sophisticated science with astonishing potential for
contributing solutions to wildlife conservation and management challenges. And yet, much …

Ultraviolet radiation, toxic chemicals and amphibian population declines

AR Blaustein, JM Romansic… - Diversity and …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
As part of an overall 'biodiversity crisis', many amphibian populations are in decline
throughout the world. Numerous factors have contributed to these declines, including habitat …

[图书][B] Amphibian ecology and conservation: a handbook of techniques

CK Dodd Jr - 2009 - books.google.com
This practical manual of amphibian ecology and conservation brings together a
distinguished, international group of amphibian researchers to provide a state-of-the-art …

Linking global warming to amphibian declines through its effects on female body condition and survivorship

CJ Reading - Oecologia, 2007 - Springer
There is general consensus that climate change has contributed to the observed decline,
and extinction, of many amphibian species throughout the world. However, the mechanisms …

Complex life cycles and density dependence: assessing the contribution of egg mortality to amphibian declines

JR Vonesh, O De la Cruz - Oecologia, 2002 - Springer
In the last decade there has been increasing evidence of amphibian declines from relatively
pristine areas. Some declines are hypothesized to be the result of egg mortality caused by …

Managing multiple vital rates to maximize greater sage‐grouse population growth

RL Taylor, BL Walker, DE Naugle… - The Journal of Wildlife …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Despite decades of field research on greater sage‐grouse, range‐wide demographic data
have yet to be synthesized into a sensitivity analysis to guide management actions. We …