AMPHIBIAWEB
This reference list is compiled by Professor Tim Halliday (formerly DAPTF International Director) (tim.r.halliday@gmail.com). It lists papers on amphibian declines and their causes and papers on amphibian conservation, with an emphasis on those that describe methods for monitoring and conserving amphibian populations. Tim is always delighted to receive details of forthcoming papers from their authors.

January 2012

Alton, L. A. et al.  (2012)  The energetic cost of exposure to UV radiation for tadpoles is greater when they live with predators.  Functional Ecology:  26;  94-103.
(l.alton@uq.edu.au)

Aubry, A. et al. (in press)  Patterns of synchrony in natterjack toad breeding activity and reproductive success at local and regional scales.  Ecography:
(m.emmerson@qub.ac.uk)

Bai, C. et al.  (in press)  Global and endemic Asian lineages of the emerging pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis widely infect amphibians in China.  Diversity & Distributions:
(liym@ioz.ac.cn)

Bradford, D. F. et al.  (2012)  Mercury in tadpoles collected from remote alpine sites in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA.  Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol:  62;  135-140.
(bradford.david@epa.gov)

Brown, M. G. et al.  (in press)  Ameliorative effects of sodium chloride on acute copper toxicity among Cope’s gray tree frog (Hyla chrysoscelis) and green frog (Rana clamitans) embryos.  Envtl. Toxicol. & Chem: 
(downby@towson.edu)

Browne, R. K. et al.  (2011)  Zoo-based amphibian research and conservation breeding programs.  Amphibian & Reptile Conservation:  5 (3);  1-14 (e28).
(robert.browne@gmail.com)

Browne, R. K. et al.  (2011)  Survey techniques for giant salamanders and other aquatic Caudata.  Amphibian & Reptile Conservation:  5 (4);  1-16 (e34).
(robert.browne@gmail.com)

Canessa, S. et al.  (in press)  Integrating variability in detection probabilities when designing wildlife surveys:  a case study of amphibians from south-eastern Australia.  Biodiversity & Conservation: 
(canessas@unimelb.edu.au)

Chai, N.  (2012)  Mycobacteriosis in amphibians. In:  R. E. Miller & M. Fowler (Eds.),   Fowler’s Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine. Vol. 7.  Current Therapy.  Elsevier.  Chap. 29.  pp. 224-230.
 
Connette, G. M. & Semlitsch, R. D.  (in press)  Successful use of a passive integrated transponder (PIT) system for below-ground detection of plethodontid salamanders.  Wildlife Research:
(gmcco@gmail.com)

Crawshaw, G.  (2012)  Amphibian viral disease.  In:  R. E. Miller & M. Fowler (Eds.),   Fowler’s Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine. Vol. 7.  Current Therapy.  Elsevier.  Chap. 30.  pp. 231-238.

Daskin, J. H. & Alford, R. A.  (in press)  Context-dependent symbioses and their potential roles in wildlife diseases.  Proc. R. Soc. B:
(jhdaskin@gmail.com)

Davidson, M. A. et al.  (2011)  Fate and developmental effects of dietary uptake of methylmercury in Silurana tropicalis tadpoles.  J. Toxicol. & Envtl. Health A:  74;  364-379.

Duarte, H. et al.  (2012)  Can amphibians take the heat?  Vulnerability to climate warming in subtropical and temperate larval amphibian communities.  Global Change Biology:  18;  412-421.
(tejedo@ebd.csic.es)

Fellers, G. M. et al.  (2011)  Amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in coastal and montane California, USA anurans.  Herpetol. Conservation & Biology:  6;  383-394.
(gary_fellers@usgs.gov)

Ficetola, D. F. et al.  (2011)  Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in amphibians from the Po River Delta, northern Italy.  Acta Herpetologica:  6;  297-302.

Forrest, M. J. & Schlaepfer, M. A.  (2011)  Nothing a hot bath won’t cure:  infection rates of amphibian chytrid fungus correlate negatively with water temperature under natural field settings.  PLoS One:  6;  e28444.
(mjforrest@ucsd.edu)

Forzán, M. J. et al.  (2012)  Blood collection from the facial (maxillary)/musculo-cutaneous vein in true frogs (family Ranidae).  J. Wildlife Diseases:  48;  176-180.
(mforzan@ccwhc.ca)

Friesen, L. R. & Kuhn, R. E.  (in press)  Fluorescent microscopy of viable Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.  J. Parasitology:

Gammill, W. M. et al.  (in press)  Norepinephrine depletion of antimicrobial peptides from the skin glands of Xenopus laevis.  Developmental & Comparative Immunology:
(louise.rollins-smith@vanderbilt.edu)

Garcia-Gonzalez, C. et al.  (2012)  Rural road networks as barriers to gene flow for amphibians:  species-dependent mitigation by traffic calming.  Landscape & Urban Planning:  104;  171-180.
(claudiacgg@yahoo.es)

García-Rodríguez, A. et al.  (2012)  Where are survivors?  Tracking relictual populations of endangered frogs in Costa Rica.  Diversity & Distributions:  18;  204-212.
(garclar.adrian@gmail.com)

Gründler, M. C. et al.  (2012)  Interaction between breeding habitat and elevation affects prevalence but not infection intensity of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Brazilian anuran assemblages.  Diseases of Aquatic Organisms:  97;  173-184.
(kelly.zamudio@cornell.edu)

Hammond, J. I. et al.  (in press)  Phylogeny meets ecotoxicology:  evolutionary patterns of sensitivity to a common insecticide.  Evolutionary Applications: 
(jih36@pitt.edu)

Hanlon, S. M. & Parris, M. J.  (in press)  The impact of pesticides on the pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis independent of potential hosts.  Archives Envtl. Contamination & Toxicology: 
(shanlon1@memphis.edu)

Hoogmoed, M. S. & Avila-Pires, T. C. S.  (2012 [2011])  On the presence of Scinax pedromedinae (Henle, 1991) (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae) in Amazonian Brazil and northern Peru.  Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciencias Naturais:   6(3):  263-271.
(marinus@museu-goeldi.br)

Hyman, O. J. & Collins, J. P.  (2012)  Evaluation of a filtration-based method for  detecting Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in natural bodies of water.  Diseases of Aquatic Organisms:  97;  185-195.
(ohyman@asu.edu)

Johnson, P. T. J. et al. (in press)  Living fast and dying of infection:  host life history drives interspecific variation in infection and disease risk.  Ecology Letters:
(pieter.johnson@colorado.edu)

Lowe, W. H.  (2012)  Climate change is linked to long-term decline in a stream salamander.  Biol. Conservation:  145;  48-53.
(winsor.lowe@umontana.edu)

Luquet, E. et al.  (in press)  Genetic erosion in wild populations makes resistance to a pathogen more costly.  Evolution:

Melvin, S. D. & Trudeau, V. L.  (2012)  Toxicity of napthenic acids to wood frog tadpoles (Lithobates sylvaticus).  J. Toxicol. Environ. Health A:  75;  170-173.

Meshaka, W. E.  (2011)  A runaway train in the making:  the exotic amphibians, reptiles, turtles and crocodilians of Florida.  Monograph 1.  Herpetol. Conservation & Biology:  6;   1-101.
(wmeshaka@state.pa.us)

Muchai, V. et al.  (2011)  Kitobo Forest of Kenya, unique hotspot of herpetological diversity.  Acta Herpetologica:  6;  149-160.

Narajan, E. & Hero, J.-M.  (2011)  Absence of invasive chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in native Fijian ground frog (Platymantis vitiana) populations on Viwa-Tailevu, Fiji Islands.  Acta Herpetologica:  6;  261-266.

Pask, J. D. et al.  (in press)  The ebb and flow of antimicrobial skin peptides defends northern leopard frogs (Rana pipiens) against chytridiomycosis.  Global Change Biology:
(louise.rollins-smith@vanderbilt.edu)

Pauly, G. B. et al.  (2012)  Conservation and genetics of the frosted flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum) on the Atlantic coastal plain.  Conservation Genetics:  13;  1-7.
(gbpauly@ucdavis.edu)

Peltzer, P. M. et al.  (2011)  Morphological abnormalities in amphibian populations from the mid-eastern region of Argentina.  Herpetol. Conservation & Biology:  6;  432-442.
(paolapeltzer@hotmail.com)

Pessier, A. P.  (2012)  Diagnosis and control of amphibian chytridiomycosis. In:  R. E. Miller & M. Fowler (Eds.),   Fowler’s Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine. Vol. 7.  Current Therapy.  Elsevier.  Chap. 28.  pp. 217-223.

Prestridge. H. L. et al.  (2011)  Trade in non-native amphibians and reptiles in Texas:  lessons for better monitoring and implications for species introduction.  Herpetol. Conservation & Biology:  6;  324-339.
(hlprestridge@tamu.edu)

Ruthig, G, R. & DeRidder, B. P.  (2012)  Fast quantitative PCR, locked nucleic acid probes and reduced volume reactions are effective tools for detecting Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis DNA.  Diseases of Aquatic Organisms:  97;  249-253.
(grruthig@noctri.edu)

Sarasola-Puente, V. et al.  (2012)  Population structure and genetic diversity of Rana dalmatina in the Iberian Peninsula.  Conservation Genetics:  13;  197-209.
(mariajose.madeira@ehu.es)

Snow, N. P. & Witmer, G. W.  (2011)  A field evaluation of a trap for invasive American bullfrogs.  Pacific Conservation Biology:  17;  285.

Sung, Y.-H. et al.  (2011)  Evaluation of the effectiveness of three survey methods for sampling terrestrial herpetofauna in south China.  Herpetol. Conservation & Biology:  6;  479-489.
(heisyh@gmail.com)

Todd, B. D. et al.  (2012)  Do effects of mercury in larval amphibians persist after metamorphosis?  Ecotoxicology:  21;  87-95.
(btodd@ucdavis.edu)

Todd, B. D. et al.  (in press)  Use of toe clips as a nonlethal index of mercury accumulation and maternal transfer in amphibians.  Ecotoxicology:
(btodd@ucdavis.edu)

Van Schmidt, N. D. et al.  (2012)  Effects of chronic polybrominated diphenyl ether exposure on gonadal development in the northern leopard frog, Rana pipiens.  Envtl. Toxicol. & Chem:  31;  347-354.
(vanschmidt@berkeley.edu)

Van Wilgen, N. J. & Richardson, D. M.  (in press)  The roles of climate, phylogenetic relatedness, introduction effort, and reproductive traits in the establishment of non-native reptiles and amphibians.  Conservation Biology:
(nvanwilgen@gmail.com)

Whitton, F. J. S. et al.  (2012)  Understanding global patterns in amphibian geographic range size:  does Rapoport rule?  Global Ecology & Biogeography:  21;  179-190.
(felix@synchronicityearth.org)

Winkler, J. D. & Forte, G.  (2011)  The effects of road salt on larval life history traits and behavior in Rana temporaria.  Amphibia-Reptilia:  32;  527-532.
(jasmin.winkler@ieu.uzh.ch)

Zhang, J. et al.  (2012)  Effect of titanium dioxide nanomaterials and ultraviolet light coexposure on African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis).  Envtl. Toxicol. & Chem:  31;  176-183.
(george_cobb@baylor.edu)

Zippel, K. et al.  (2011)  The Amphibian Ark:  a global community for ex situ conservation of amphibians.  Herpetol. Conservation & Biology:  6;  340-352.
(kevinz@amphibianark.org)

Zumbado-Ulate, H. et al.  (2011)  Population status and natural history notes on the critically endangered stream-dwelling frog Craugastor ranoides (Craugastoridae) in a Costa Rican tropical dry forest.  Herpetol. Conservation & Biology:  6;  455-464.
(hugozu1@yahoo.com)