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)