Quantifying Bufo boreas connectivity in Yellowstone National Park with landscape genetics

MA Murphy, JS Evans, A Storfer - Ecology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
A major objective of ecology is to understand how ecological processes limit population
connectivity and species' distributions. By spatially quantifying ecological components …

Differentiating migration and dispersal processes for pond‐breeding amphibians

RD Semlitsch - The Journal of wildlife management, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the movement of animals is critical to many aspects of conservation such as
spread of emerging disease, proliferation of invasive species, changes in land‐use patterns …

Integrating amphibian movement studies across scales better informs conservation decisions

LL Bailey, E Muths - Biological Conservation, 2019 - Elsevier
Numerous papers have highlighted the need to integrate amphibian research and
conservation across multiple scales. Despite this, most amphibian movement studies focus …

Distribution of amphibians in terrestrial habitat surrounding wetlands

TAG Rittenhouse, RD Semlitsch - Wetlands, 2007 - Springer
Estimating the distribution of amphibians in terrestrial habitats surrounding wetlands is
essential for determining how much habitat is required to maintain viable amphibian …

The role of microhabitats in the desiccation and survival of anurans in recently harvested oak–hickory forest

TAG Rittenhouse, EB Harper, LR Rehard… - Copeia, 2008 - meridian.allenpress.com
Juvenile survival is an important life history feature, because recent modeling efforts suggest
that modest changes in juvenile survival rates due to habitat change may greatly affect …

California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) movement and habitat use: implications for conservation

GM Fellers, PM Kleeman - Journal of Herpetology, 2007 - BioOne
Nonbreeding habitats are critically important for Rana draytonii, especially for individuals
that breed in temporary bodies of water. We radiotracked 123 frogs to evaluate seasonal …

Spring migration distances of some Central European amphibian species

R Kovar, M Brabec, R Vita, R Bocek - Amphibia-reptilia, 2009 - brill.com
Migration distances of eight species of amphibians were studied at 14 sites in the Czech
Republic in the course of the 2007 spring migration season. Drift fences with pit-fall traps …

Distribution and environmental limitations of an amphibian pathogen in the Rocky Mountains, USA

E Muths, DS Pilliod, LJ Livo - Biological Conservation, 2008 - Elsevier
Amphibian populations continue to be imperiled by the chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium
dendrobatidis). Understanding where B. dendrobatidis (Bd) occurs and how it may be …

Infection status as the basis for habitat choices in a wild amphibian

GM Barrile, AD Chalfoun… - The American …, 2021 - journals.uchicago.edu
Animals challenged with disease may select specific habitat conditions that help prevent or
reduce infection. Whereas preinfection avoidance of habitats with a high risk of disease …

Modeling amphibian energetics, habitat suitability, and movements of western toads, Anaxyrus (= Bufo) boreas, across present and future landscapes

PE Bartelt, RW Klaver, WP Porter - Ecological Modelling, 2010 - Elsevier
Effective conservation of amphibian populations requires the prediction of how amphibians
use and move through a landscape. Amphibians are closely coupled to their physical …