The Distributional Ecology of Three Uncommon Salamanders in Iowa

dc.contributor.author	Camper, Jeffrey D.
dc.date.accessioned	2007-09-05T19:00:25Z
dc.date.available	2007-09-05T19:00:25Z
dc.date.issued	1985-07
dc.identifier.other	1985 .C154
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2092/622
dc.description	64 leaves. Advisor: James L. Christiansen	en
dc.description.abstract	"Ambystoma texanum", "A. laterale", and "Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis" were studied in Iowa from the fall 1982 through summer 1984. They were found not to differ morphologically from other members of their taxa elsewhere. Significant ontongenetic and slight clinal variation were observed among "A. texanum". A11 three species have declined in abundance in Iowa. "A. texanum" was found throughout southern Iowa. "N. v. louisianensis was confined to eastern Iowa and "A. Laterale" to the northeastern portion of the state. All three species were dependent upon mature hardwood forest and temporary or permanent ponds. "A. texanum" was found primarily in lowland forest. The other two species inhabited both lowland and upland forest. Larval "A. tigrinum" may be a significant predator of "A. texanum" Larvae in Iowa.	en
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dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Drake University	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Drake University, School of Graduate Studies;1985
dc.subject	Salamanders--Ecology--Iowa	en
dc.subject	Animal ecology--Iowa	en
dc.title	The Distributional Ecology of Three Uncommon Salamanders in Iowa	en
dc.type	Thesis	en