On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Rob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Herpetological Conservation and Biology > > New Issue Announcement > Volume 3, Issue 2| NOVEMBER 2008 > > http://www.herpconbio.org/ > > > > > > The Editorial Staff at Herpetological Conservation and Biology is pleased to > announce the release of Volume 3(2). This is the 6th and largest issue of > the journal since its launch in September 2006. The current issue is > comprised of an editorial and 19 peer-reviewed articles on the ecology, life > history, conservation, and management of amphibians and reptiles. There are > new important changes to the editorial structure at HCB, and we now can > incorporate videos directly into the pdf (see editorial for example). The > journal is open access and freely available to all at: The Editorial Staff > at Herpetological Conservation and Biology thanks each of you for your > continued support, and encourages you to take full advantage of > Herpetological Conservation and Biology. > > Sincerely, > Rob Lovich & Jeff Humphries > > Herpetological Conservation and Biology > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ________________________________ > > > > Editorial > > Editorial changes and using film clips as figures in HCB PDFs. > Malcolm L. McCallum > > Articles > > Mating strategy and breeding patterns of the Foothill Yellow-legged Frog > (Rana boylii). > Clara A. Wheeler and Hartwell H. Welsh, Jr. > > Reproduction of Pacific Pond Turtles (Actinemys marmorata) in coastal > streams of central California. > Norman J. Scott, Galen B. Rathbun, Thomas G. Murphey, and Margaret B. > Harker.. > > Common Chuckwalla (Sauromalus ater) Populations in the Phoenix metropolitan > area: Stability in urban preserves. > Brian K. Sullivan and Keith O. Sullivan. > > Movement Patterns of California Red-legged Frogs (Rana draytonii) in an > inland California environment. > Patricia J. Tatarian. > > Maturational changes in male Slider Turtles (Trachemys scripta) from > Illinois. > Anne M. Readel, Jonathan K. Warner, Rebecca L. Holberton, and Christopher A. > Phillips. > > Anaerobic bacteria isolated from the gastrointestinal tracts of Bullfrog > tadpoles (Rana catesbeiana). > Gregory S. Pryor. > > Pathogenicity of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in two threatened California > amphibians: Rana draytonii and Ambystoma californiense. > Gretchen E. Padgett-Flohr. > > Characteristics of Japanese Giant Salamander (Andrias japonicus) populations > in two small tributary streams in Hiroshima prefecture, Western Honshu, > Japan. > Sumio Okada, Taeko Utsunomiya, Tamami Okada, Zachary I. Felix, and Fumihiko > Ito. > > Observations on egg-laying behavior and interactions among attending female > Red Salamanders (Pseudotriton ruber) with comments on the use of caves by > this species. > Brian T. Miller, Matthew L. Niemiller, and R. Graham Reynolds. > > Interaction of an introduced predator with future effects of climate change > in the recruitment dynamics of the imperiled Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged > Frog (Rana sierrae). > Igor Lacan, Kathleen Matthews, and Krishna Feldman. > > The impacts of Hurricane Katrina on a population of Yellow-blotched Sawbacks > (Graptemys flavimaculata) in the lower Pascagoula River. > Will Selman and Carl Qualls. > > Geographic pattern analysis of pesticide exposure in salamander populations > in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. > Michael J. Freake and Erik D. Lindquist. > > Behavioral responses by tadpoles of six Australian species to chemical cues > from other tadpoles. > Mattias Hagman. > > The Mediterranean Gecko as a sentinel to evaluate heavy metal exposure. > Clint Kinney, Terry Sylvester, Andrea DeStories, Kyra Savoy, Anita Morris, > Gerald Ramelow, Mark Merchant, and Mark Paulissen. > > The diving behavior of inter-nesting Hawksbill Turtles, Eretmochelys > imbricata (Linnaeus 1766), on Milman Island Reef, Queensland, Australia. > Ian Philip Bell and C. John Parmenter. > > A preliminary survey of the amphibian fauna in Nilgala Forest Area and its > vicinity, Monaragala District, Sri Lanka. > D.M.S. Suranjan Karunarathna, U.T. Indika Abeywardena, M. D. Chandana Asela, > and L.D.C. Bhathiya Kekulandala. > > Growth rates of Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) from the western > North Atlantic. > Joanne Braun-McNeill, Sheryan P. Epperly, Larisa Avens, Melissa L. Snover, > and J. Christopher Taylor. > > Breeding frequency of Western Toads (Bufo boreas) in northeastern Oregon. > Evelyn L. Bull and Cynthia Carey > > Techniques > > A preliminary investigation into Hayne estimates of Poison Dart Frog (Anura: > Dendrobatidae) densities in recovering tropical forest habitats, > southwestern Costa Rica. > > Jennifer R.B. Miller and Donald A. McFarlane. > > > > ________________________________ > > ________________________________ > > Herpetological Conservation and Biology is published in partnership with The > Springs Preserve (www.springspreserve.com), World Congress of Herpetology > (www.worldcongressofherpetology.org), and Partners in Amphibian and Reptile > Conservation (PARC, www.parcplace.org). >
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