Behavioral and ecological aspects of five ambystomid species
Creusere FM. 1972. Behavioral and ecological aspects of five ambystomid species. Eastern Kentucky University
Five ambystomid salamanders (Ambystoma jeffersonianum, A. maculatum, A. opacum, A. texanum, and A. tigrinum tigrinum) were studied to correlate breeding activities of adult salamanders with climate and locality; to correlate growth rates of larvae with climate and water chemistry of breeding ponds and streams; to investigate the behavior of juveniles after metamorphosis; and to investigate adult behavior on an annual basis. The study covered three distinct regions of Kentucky: Mammoth Cave National Park, Central Kentucky, and Northern Kentucky. Descriptions of each region and each study site within each region are given. Methodology for chemical and physical analysis of waters is given as is a discussion of capture, marking, measuring and releasing specimens. Results and discussion are given by species. Tables and figures detail data collected from each study site.
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Creusere, Frederick
- Date of Issue
- 1972-09
- Publisher
- Eastern Kentucky University
- Units
- MACA
- Keywords
- Animal Behavior, Animal Studies, Breeding, Climate, Ecology, Growth, Salamanders (Caudata), Thesis