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Clay TA, Gifford ME. Behavioral Response to Simulated Environmental Conditions in a Montane Salamander. HERPETOLOGICA 2022. [DOI: 10.1655/herpetologica-d-20-00020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Timothy A. Clay
- Nicholls State University, 906 East 1st Street, Thibodaux, LA 70301, USA
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- University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Avenue, Conway, AR 72035, USA
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McEntire KD, Maerz JC. Integrating Ecophysiological and Agent-Based Models to Simulate How Behavior Moderates Salamander Sensitivity to Climate. Front Ecol Evol 2019. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The Diet of the Cumberland Plateau Salamander (Plethodon kentucki) in an Old Growth Forest of Southeastern Kentucky. AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST 2017. [DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-178.1.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cote G, Getty S, Vokoun A, Carmichael S, Hunt H, Letton N, McEntire K, Wooten JA, Camp CD. A test of scent-trailing as a contributing factor in the climbing behaviour of the redback salamander (Plethodon cinereus). AMPHIBIA-REPTILIA 2016. [DOI: 10.1163/15685381-00003023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Terrestrial salamanders of the family Plethodontidae are common predators of invertebrates in deciduous forest communities of eastern North America. While normally residing and foraging in forest-floor microhabitats, many species facultatively climb vegetation. Different hypotheses have been proffered to explain this behaviour including optimal-foraging strategies and predator avoidance. Using laboratory-based trials, we tested the hypothesis that the terrestrial salamander Plethodon cinereus climbs in response to scent trails left by insect prey. We found that salamanders climbed significantly higher and spent significantly more time climbing on wooden dowel rods that had been treated with prey residue than they did on control rods. Scent trailing possibly interacts with other factors such as optimal-foraging opportunities and predation risk in influencing climbing behaviour in these salamanders.
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- Griffin Cote
- Department of Biology, Centre College, Danville, KY, USA
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- Department of Biology, Centre College, Danville, KY, USA
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- Department of Biology, Centre College, Danville, KY, USA
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- Department of Biology, Centre College, Danville, KY, USA
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- Department of Biology, Centre College, Danville, KY, USA
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- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Piedmont College, Demorest, GA, USA
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Selective Foraging on Ants by a Terrestrial Polymorphic Salamander. AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST 2015. [DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-174.2.265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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