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The Biology of Plethodontid Salamanders

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Editors:
  1. Richard C. Bruce

    1. Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, USA

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  2. Robert G. Jaeger

    1. University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, USA

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  3. Lynne D. Houck

    1. Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Symposium in Honor of Professor Richard Highton

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Points of View on Defining and Naming Species of Plethodontid Salamanders

      • Robert G. Jaeger
      Pages 3-6

    3. Species, Descriptive Efficiency, and Progress in Systematics

      • Darrel Frost
      Pages 7-29

    4. Geographic Protein Variation and Speciation in Salamanders of the Plethodon Jordani and Plethodon Glutinosus Complexes in the Southern Appalachian Mountains with the Description of Four New Species

      • Richard Highton, Robert B. Peabody
      Pages 31-93

    5. Detecting Species Borders Using Diverse Data Sets

      • David B. Wake, Elizabeth L. Jockusch
      Pages 95-119

    6. The Systematics of Desmognathus Imitator

      • Stephen G. Tilley
      Pages 121-147

    7. Species Boundaries and Species Diversity in the Central Texas Hemidactyliine Plethodontid Salamanders, Genus Eurycea

      • Paul T. Chippindale
      Pages 149-165

    8. Systematics at the Turn of a Century

      • Stevan J. Arnold
      Pages 167-178

  3. Evolutionary and Comparative Biology of Plethodontids

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179
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    2. Ethological Isolation and Variation in Allozymes and Dorsolateral Pattern between Parapatric Forms in the Desmognathus ochrophaeus Complex

      • Louise S. Mead, Stephen G. Tilley
      Pages 181-198

    3. Phylogenetic Relationships Within the Lowland Tropical Salamanders of the Bolitoglossa Mexicana Complex (Amphibia: Plethodontidae)

      • Mario García-París, Gabriela Parra-Olea, David B. Wake
      Pages 199-214

    4. Detecting Cryptic Species Using Allozyme Data

      • Richard Highton
      Pages 215-241

    5. Sexual Size Dimorphism in the Plethodontidae

      • Richard C. Bruce
      Pages 243-260

    6. Skull Development in Two Plethodontid Salamanders (Genus Desmognathus) with Different Life Histories

      • Sharyn B. Marks
      Pages 261-276

    7. Egg Recognition Cues and Maternal Behavior in Desmognathus Ocoee

      • Brian S. Masters, Don C. Forester
      Pages 277-286

    8. Southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain Habitats of the Plethodontidae

      • D. Bruce Means
      Pages 287-302

    9. Life History Evolution and Adaptive Radiation of Hemidactyliine Salamanders

      • Travis J. Ryan, Richard C. Bruce
      Pages 303-326

    10. Population Cytogenetics of the Plethodontid Salamander Eurycea Wilderae

      • Stanley K. Sessions, Jodi L. Wiktorowski
      Pages 327-343

    11. Sperm Storage in Female Plethodontids with Especial Reference to the Desmognathinae

      • David M. Sever
      Pages 345-369
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About this book

The fourth Conference on the Biology of Plethodontid Salamanders was held at "The Mountain," in Highlands, North Carolina on June 12-14, 1998. Hosted by the Highlands Biological Station, and sponsored by the Highlands Biological Foundation, Inc. , the conference afforded a state-of-the-art overview of these animals, as evidenced by the contents of the present volume and the credentials of the contributors. In the following pages, the reader will find the best current understanding of many aspects of plethodontid salamander evolution, systematics, development, morphology, life history, ecology, and field methodology. While the contents of this book consist of chapters developed from selected conference papers, their excellence is representative of the high overall quality of the conference presentations. The Highlands Biological Station is located on the Highlands Plateau in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains. As these mountains are a present center of plethod­ ontid diversity, and are considered by some to be the center of origin of the group, the Highlands Biological Station has historically been important in the study of these animals. A list of visitors to the Station for the last 70 years would include a "who's who" of twentieth century North American herpetologists. The location and amenities of the Highlands Biological Station are unique. Within the city limits of Highlands at an elevation of nearly 1200 meters, the Station includes modern research laboratories, administrative offices, library facilities, as well as dormitory and living facilities.

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`It is strong in data presentation and is a great resource to a wealth of references to past work in this area. An essential library book as well as reference book for researchers.'
Southern Naturalist, 1:1 (2202)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, USA

    Richard C. Bruce

  • University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, USA

    Robert G. Jaeger

  • Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA

    Lynne D. Houck

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Biology of Plethodontid Salamanders

  • Editors: Richard C. Bruce, Robert G. Jaeger, Lynne D. Houck

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4255-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-46304-4Published: 30 April 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-6910-3Published: 17 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-4255-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 485

  • Topics: Vertebrates, Zoology, Evolutionary Biology, Human Genetics, Life Sciences, general, Ecology

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