Size patterns among competitors: ecological character displacement and character release in mammals, with special reference to island populations

T Dayan, D Simberloff - Mammal review, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Morphological relationship among sympatric animal species have often been seen as
indirect evidence for competition. Many early ecomorphological studies revealed patterns …

The effect of fish and aquatic habitat complexity on amphibians

T Hartel, S Nemes, D Cogălniceanu, K Öllerer… - Hydrobiologia, 2007 - Springer
Fish introductions are considered one of the most widespread anthropogenic threats to
aquatic ecosystems. Their negative impact on native amphibian communities has received …

Reciprocal role of salamanders in aquatic energy flow pathways

J Sánchez-Hernández - Diversity, 2020 - mdpi.com
Many species of salamanders (newts and salamanders per se) have a pivotal role in energy
flow pathways as they include individuals functioning as prey, competitors, and predators …

Sexual size and shape dimorphism in two species of newts, Triturus cristatus and T. vulgaris (Caudata: Salamandridae)

JC Malmgren, M Thollesson - Journal of Zoology, 1999 - cambridge.org
Morphometric data from Fennoscandian populations of the crested newt Triturus cristatus
and the smooth newt Triturus vulgaris were analysed for the presence of sexual size and …

Newt decline in Western Europe: highlights from relative distribution changes within guilds

M Denoël - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2012 - Springer
The recent increase in the number of monitoring schemes has formed the basis for high
quality distribution atlases. This provides the opportunity of estimating global and specific …

Feeding habits of Triturus vulgaris, T. cristatus and T. alpestris (Amphibia, Urodela) in the northern apennines (Italy)

M Fasola, L Canova - Italian Journal of Zoology, 1992 - Taylor & Francis
Although the aquatic cycle of some newts spans the entire year with various life stages, newt
diet had only been studied during single phases of the cycle. We analyzed the diet of the …

Survived the glaciations, will they survive the fish? Allochthonous ichthyofauna and alpine endemic newts: A road map for a conservation strategy

I Bernabò, M Iannella, V Cittadino, A Corapi, A Romano… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In Italy, there is a growing concern over the survival of an endemic
subspecies of newt, Ichthyosaura alpestris inexpectata, commonly known as the Calabrian …

[图书][B] Эволюция, систематика и распространение гребенчатых тритонов (Triturus cristatus complex) на территории России и сопредельных стран

СН Литвинчук, ЛЯ Боркин - 2009 - elibrary.ru
В монографии представлена эволюционная систематика гребенчатых тритонов
{Triturus cristatus complex), основанная на интегрированном подходе с использованием …

Can a cow save a newt? The role of cattle drinking troughs in amphibian conservation

V Buono, AM Bissattini, L Vignoli - … Conservation: Marine and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Amphibians are the vertebrate group experiencing the steepest global population decline
and species loss. Habitat alteration and loss caused by the intensification of agriculture is …

Adaptive significance of facultative paedomorphosis in Triturus alpestris (Amphibia, Caudata): resource partitioning in an alpine lake

M Denoël, P Joly - Freshwater Biology, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
1. Facultative paedomorphosis is a polymorphism that has important evolutionary
implications in promoting morphological differentiation and variation in habitat use. It occurs …