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Document Type: Thesis
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Title: An Ecological Study of the Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, and Jefferson Salamander, A. jeffersonianum, in West Virginia
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Author: Seth Justin Myers
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College: Science
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Degree Program: Biological Sciences, M.S.
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Degree: Master of Science
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Committee Director: Thomas K. Pauley
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Document Availability:
Document available for World-Wide access.
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Date of Defense: 05/02/2003
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Abstract
| The movements of Spotted Salamanders, Ambystoma maculatum, and Jefferson Salamanders, A. jeffersonianum, in and out of an ephemeral wetland in West Virginia were monitored for one breeding season using a drift fence lined with funnel traps. Significant movements of A. jeffersonianum coincided with rainfall and maximum daily air temperatures reaching a minimum of 5°C. Significant movements of A. maculatum coincided with rainfall and maximum daily air temperatures of at least 10° C. A. jeffersonianum preceded A. maculatum to the
breeding site. Males of both species preceded females. The mark-recapture estimate of A. maculatum is 67 males and 25 females. The mark-recapture estimate of A. jeffersonianum is 11 males and 6 females. A. maculatum, considered collectively and by gender, showed an association between entry and exit point (P < 0.05). A. jeffersonianum, considered collectively and by sex, did
not show an association between entry and exit point (P > 0.05). |
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