Sentences with phrase «studying salamander populations»
The study was prompted by the research of Curators» Professor Ray Semlitsch, who has been studying salamander populations in the Appalachian Mountains since 2005.
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Studies they have led since their initial discovery show that Bsal — probably introduced from Asia by the pet trade — has the potential to wipe out salamander populations across Europe.
The study quantified the rate of decline and also showed that sexually mature fire salamanders are much more likely than juveniles to get infected (probably during fights with rivals or mating), which prevents them from reproducing and makes the population less likely to recover.
Semlitsch's study measured the population density and biomass of the Southern Redback Salamander in the Ozark Highlands in Missouri.
This paper by Urban and Richardson presents an elegant series of studies of how foraging rates have evolved in multiple populations of the spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) that coexist with different types of predators.