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Open AccessNative amphibian toxin reduces invasive crayfish feeding with potential benefits to stream biodiversity
Biodiversity is generally reduced when non-native species invade an ecosystem. Invasive crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, populate California freshwater streams, and in the Santa Monica Mountains (Los Angeles, USA),...
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Aquatic invasive species: introduction to the Special Issue and dynamics of public interest
Aquatic invasive species research has been surging in popularity, with the number of papers published in Hydrobiologia doubling since the previous decade. We overview contributions to the current Special Issue...
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Open AccessAmphibian responses in the aftermath of extreme climate events
Climate change-induced extinctions are estimated to eliminate one in six known species by the end of the century. One major factor that will contribute to these extinctions is extreme climatic events. Here, we...
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Open AccessQuantifying climate sensitivity and climate-driven change in North American amphibian communities
Changing climate will impact species’ ranges only when environmental variability directly impacts the demography of local populations. However, measurement of demographic responses to climate change has largel...
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The effect of newt toxin on an invasive snail
Invasive species are well documented to impact native species where they are introduced. In the Santa Monica Mountains, a native species of amphibian, the California newt (Taricha torosa) possesses a neurotoxin, ...
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Open AccessAn amphibian chemical defense phenotype is inducible across life history stages
Inducible phenotypic responses to environmental variation are ubiquitous across the tree of life, but it remains an open question whether amphibian chemical defense phenotypes are inducible. Tetrodotoxin (TTX)...
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Aquatic invasive species: challenges for the future
Humans have effectively transported thousands of species around the globe and, with accelerated trade; the rate of introductions has increased over time. Aquatic ecosystems seem at particular risk from invasiv...
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Effects of newt chemical cues on the distribution and foraging behavior of stream macroinvertebrates
Many amphibians possess noxious or toxic substances for self defense. These compounds have been characterized largely as chemical defenses, but may promote ecological and evolutionary processes. The California...
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Aquatic invasive species: general trends in the literature and introduction to the special issue
Invasion rates are increasing worldwide and most are due to the actions of humans. Deliberate introductions, escapes, and hitchhiking with global commerce transport species to other continents. While most spec...
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Species-level correlates of susceptibility to the pathogenic amphibian fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the United States
Disease is often implicated as a factor in population declines of wildlife and plants. Understanding the characteristics that may predispose a species to infection by a particular pathogen can help direct cons...
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Ultraviolet Radiation and Amphibians
Environmental changes, including those associated with the atmosphere, may significantly affect individual animals, populations, and ultimately communities. Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation, increasing because o...
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Impact of chaparral wildfire-induced sedimentation on oviposition of stream-breeding California newts (Taricha torosa)
We examined the effects of chaparral wildfire on stream-breeding California newts (Taricha torosa) in a 750-m stretch of a perennial Santa Monica Mountain stream (Los Angeles County). Detailed field surveys of 1...
