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Fieldwork on Threatened Vipers In
WWW.IRCF.ORG/REPTILESANDAMPHIBIANSJOURNALTABLE OF CONTENTS IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANSIRCF REPTILES • VOL15, NO & 4 AMPHIBIANS• DEC 2008 189 • 23(1):1–9 • APR 2016 IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS CONSERVATION AND NATURAL HISTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURE ARTICLES The. Chasing Valley Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer of sayi ) inFour Wisconsin: Viper Species and a On the Road to Understanding the Ecology and Conservation of the Midwest’s Giant Serpent ...................... Joshua M. Kapfer 190 . The Shared History of Treeboas (Corallus grenadensis) and Humans on Grenada: HighlandA Hypothetical Excursion ............................................................................................................................ of Dwarfs: FieldworkRobert W. Henderson on 198 ThreatenedRESEARCH ARTICLES Vipers in Northeastern Turkey . The Texas Horned Lizard in Central and Western Texas ....................... Emily Henry, Jason Brewer, Krista Mougey, and Gad Perry 204 . The Knight Anole (Anolis1 equestris) in Florida 2 2 ˙ 3 1 Konrad ............................................. Mebert , BayramBrian J. Camposano,Göçmen Kenneth, Mert L. Krysko, Karıs¸ Kevin, Nas¸it M. Enge, I g˘Ellenci ,M. and Donlan, Sylvain and Michael Ursenbacher Granatosky 212 1Department of Environmental Sciences, Section of Conservation Biology, University of Basel, CONSERVATION ALERT St. Johanns-Vorstadt 10, 4056 Basel, Switzerland ([email protected]) . 2World’sDepartment Mammals of Biology,in Crisis ............................................................................................................................................................ -
TAG Operational Structure
PARROT TAXON ADVISORY GROUP (TAG) Regional Collection Plan 5th Edition 2020-2025 Sustainability of Parrot Populations in AZA Facilities ...................................................................... 1 Mission/Objectives/Strategies......................................................................................................... 2 TAG Operational Structure .............................................................................................................. 3 Steering Committee .................................................................................................................... 3 TAG Advisors ............................................................................................................................... 4 SSP Coordinators ......................................................................................................................... 5 Hot Topics: TAG Recommendations ................................................................................................ 8 Parrots as Ambassador Animals .................................................................................................. 9 Interactive Aviaries Housing Psittaciformes .............................................................................. 10 Private Aviculture ...................................................................................................................... 13 Communication ........................................................................................................................ -
Winter Territoriality of Townsender's Solitaires (Myadestes Townsedi) In
WINTER TERRITORIALITY OF TOWNSENDS’ SOLITAIRES (MYADESTES TOWNSENDI) IN A PINON-JUNIPER- PONDEROSA PINE ECOTONE MICHAEL G. SALOMONSON AND RUSSELL P. BALDA Townsends’ Solitaires (Myadestes townsendi) In this study, we wanted to determine if are poorly-known thrushes (but see Sibley Townsends’ Solitaires are territorial in winter. 1973) inhabiting western North America Secondly, we examined the mechanics of the from central Mexico to Alaska. Typically, solitaires ’ territorial system, i.e., how terri- they breed in mixed conifer forests but winter tories are defended, what features of the ter- in piiion-juniper woodlands or other habitats ritory are important to solitaires, and how that provide berries for food (Munro 1919, changes in those features affect the territorial Johnston 1943, Bent 1949). In Arizona, they system. Finally, we attempted to determine are summer residents of high mountains in what selective advantages individuals gain the north, bc > they winter in berry-producing by being territorial. Upper Sonoran woodlands and well-wooded Using Brown and Orians ’ ( 1970) definition Lower Sonoran canyons throughout much of of territory, it was necessary to show that the state (Phillips et al. 1964). Their migra- individuals defend relatively fixed areas which tion is apparently both altitudinal and lati- become exclusive (or nearly so; Brown 1975) tudinal. During the breeding season, they with respect to rivals, and that defensive be- forage like flycatchers, and their diet con- havior evokes escape or avoidance in rivals. sists mostly of insects. During the winter, they eat mainly fruit (Beal 1915, Bent 1949). STUDY AREA AND METHODS The solitaires ’ habit of singing and their The study was conducted in a pifion-juniper-pon- aggressiveness throughout the fall and winter derosa pine ecotone about 24 km NNE of Flagstaff, (Mailliard 1926, Skinner 1928, Lockerbie Coconino Co., Arizona in the fall and winter sea- 1939, Roest 1957) indicate that they probably sons of 1973-74 and 1974-75. -
Rare Species of Shield-Head Vipers in the Caucasus
Nature Conservation Research. Заповедная наука 2016. 1 (3): 11–25 RARE SPECIES OF SHIELD-HEAD VIPERS IN THE CAUCASUS Boris S. Tuniyev Sochi National Park, Russia e-mail: [email protected] Received: 03.10.2016 An overview is presented on shield-head vipers of the genus Pelias distributed in the post-Soviet countries of the Caucasian Ecoregion. The assessment presents the current conservation status and recommendations to vipers’ ter- ritorial protection. Key words: Caucasian Ecoregion, shield-head vipers, current status, protection. Introduction The Caucasian Ecoregion (the territory south- to-landscape descriptions (Tunieyv B.S. et al., 2009; ward from the Kuma-Manych depression to north- Tuniyev S.B. et al., 2012, 2014). The stationary works eastern Turkey and northwestern Iran) is the centre (mostly on the territory of the Caucasian State Nature of taxonomic diversity of shield-head vipers within Biosphere reserve and Sochi National Park) conducted the genus Pelias Merrem, 1820, of which 13–18 a study of the microclimatic features of vipers’ habitats species are found here. Without exception, all spe- including temperature and humidity modes of air and cies have a status of the different categories of rare- the upper soil horizon. The results were compared with ness, they are included on the IUCN Red list, or in thermobiological characteristics of the animals (Tuni- the current and upcoming publication of National yev B.S. & Unanian, 1986; Tuniyev B.S. & Volčik, and Regional Red Data Books. Besides the shield- 1995). In a number of cases difficult to determine the head vipers the Caucasian Ecoregion inhabit three taxonomic affiliation, in addition to the classical meth- representatives of mountain vipers of the genus ods of animal morphology and statistics, biochemistry Montivipera Nilson, Tuniyev, Andren, Orlov, Joger and molecular-genetic analysis methods have been ap- & Herrman, 1999 (M. -
Status and Protection of Globally Threatened Species in the Caucasus
STATUS AND PROTECTION OF GLOBALLY THREATENED SPECIES IN THE CAUCASUS CEPF Biodiversity Investments in the Caucasus Hotspot 2004-2009 Edited by Nugzar Zazanashvili and David Mallon Tbilisi 2009 The contents of this book do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of CEPF, WWF, or their sponsoring organizations. Neither the CEPF, WWF nor any other entities thereof, assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, product or process disclosed in this book. Citation: Zazanashvili, N. and Mallon, D. (Editors) 2009. Status and Protection of Globally Threatened Species in the Caucasus. Tbilisi: CEPF, WWF. Contour Ltd., 232 pp. ISBN 978-9941-0-2203-6 Design and printing Contour Ltd. 8, Kargareteli st., 0164 Tbilisi, Georgia December 2009 The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is a joint initiative of l’Agence Française de Développement, Conservation International, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan, the MacArthur Foundation and the World Bank. This book shows the effort of the Caucasus NGOs, experts, scientific institutions and governmental agencies for conserving globally threatened species in the Caucasus: CEPF investments in the region made it possible for the first time to carry out simultaneous assessments of species’ populations at national and regional scales, setting up strategies and developing action plans for their survival, as well as implementation of some urgent conservation measures. Contents Foreword 7 Acknowledgments 8 Introduction CEPF Investment in the Caucasus Hotspot A. W. Tordoff, N. Zazanashvili, M. Bitsadze, K. Manvelyan, E. Askerov, V. Krever, S. Kalem, B. Avcioglu, S. Galstyan and R. Mnatsekanov 9 The Caucasus Hotspot N. -
Avian Diversity Across Three Distinct Agricultural Landscapes in Guadalupe, Chiriquí Highlands, Panama Jarred Jones SIT Study Abroad
SIT Graduate Institute/SIT Study Abroad SIT Digital Collections Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection SIT Study Abroad Fall 12-5-2014 Avian diversity across three distinct agricultural landscapes in Guadalupe, Chiriquí Highlands, Panama Jarred Jones SIT Study Abroad Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection Part of the Biodiversity Commons, Latin American Studies Commons, Ornithology Commons, and the Physical and Environmental Geography Commons Recommended Citation Jones, Jarred, "Avian diversity across three distinct agricultural landscapes in Guadalupe, Chiriquí Highlands, Panama" (2014). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 1999. https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/1999 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the SIT Study Abroad at SIT Digital Collections. It has been accepted for inclusion in Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection by an authorized administrator of SIT Digital Collections. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Avian diversity across three distinct agricultural landscapes in Guadalupe, Chiriquí Highlands, Panama Fall 2014 Jarred Jones School for International Training ABSTRACT La deforestación de los bosques tropicales para fines agrícolas amenaza la pérdida de hábitat de las especies nativas. El valor de los diversos paisajes agrícolas en la conservación de las poblaciones de aves es útil para determinar los planes de desarrollo de diversidad consciente. Sin embargo, los resultados generalizados de los estudios a escala regional no se pueden aplicar a los hábitats de aves insulares. Este estudio sirve como el único estudio de la diversidad aviar actual de las tierras altas de Chiriquí. Para determinar el efecto del uso de la tierra agrícola dentro de un hábitat aviar insular, comparé aviar diversidad y sitio similitud población en Guadalupe, Chiriquí tierras altas de la Cordillera de Talamanca, Panamá. -
Darevskia Raddei and Darevskia Portschinskii) May Not Lead to Hybridization Between Them
Zoologischer Anzeiger 288 (2020) 43e52 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Zoologischer Anzeiger journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jcz Research paper Syntopy of two species of rock lizards (Darevskia raddei and Darevskia portschinskii) may not lead to hybridization between them * Eduard Galoyan a, b, , Viktoria Moskalenko b, Mariam Gabelaia c, David Tarkhnishvili c, Victor Spangenberg d, Anna Chamkina b, Marine Arakelyan e a Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, 33 Leninskij Prosp. 119071, Moscow, Russia b Zoological Museum, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia c Center of Biodiversity Studies, Institute of Ecology, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia d Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia e Department of Zoology, Yerevan State University, Yerevan, Armenia article info abstract Article history: The two species of rock lizards, Darevsia raddei and Darevskia portschinskii, belong to two different Received 19 February 2020 phylogenetic clades of the same genus. They are supposed ancestors for the hybrid parthenogenetic, Received in revised form Darevskia rostombekowi. The present study aims to identify morphological features of these two species 22 June 2020 and the potential gene introgression between them in the area of sympatry. External morphological Accepted 30 June 2020 features provided the evidence of specific morphology in D. raddei and D. portschinskii: the species Available online 14 July 2020 differed in scalation and ventral coloration pattern, however, they had some proportional similarities Corresponding Editor: Alexander Kupfer within both sexes of the two species. Males of both species had relatively larger heads and shorter bodies than females. Males of D. raddei were slightly larger than males of D. -
Birds of the East Texas Baptist University Campus with Birds Observed Off-Campus During BIOL3400 Field Course
Birds of the East Texas Baptist University Campus with birds observed off-campus during BIOL3400 Field course Photo Credit: Talton Cooper Species Descriptions and Photos by students of BIOL3400 Edited by Troy A. Ladine Photo Credit: Kenneth Anding Links to Tables, Figures, and Species accounts for birds observed during May-term course or winter bird counts. Figure 1. Location of Environmental Studies Area Table. 1. Number of species and number of days observing birds during the field course from 2005 to 2016 and annual statistics. Table 2. Compilation of species observed during May 2005 - 2016 on campus and off-campus. Table 3. Number of days, by year, species have been observed on the campus of ETBU. Table 4. Number of days, by year, species have been observed during the off-campus trips. Table 5. Number of days, by year, species have been observed during a winter count of birds on the Environmental Studies Area of ETBU. Table 6. Species observed from 1 September to 1 October 2009 on the Environmental Studies Area of ETBU. Alphabetical Listing of Birds with authors of accounts and photographers . A Acadian Flycatcher B Anhinga B Belted Kingfisher Alder Flycatcher Bald Eagle Travis W. Sammons American Bittern Shane Kelehan Bewick's Wren Lynlea Hansen Rusty Collier Black Phoebe American Coot Leslie Fletcher Black-throated Blue Warbler Jordan Bartlett Jovana Nieto Jacob Stone American Crow Baltimore Oriole Black Vulture Zane Gruznina Pete Fitzsimmons Jeremy Alexander Darius Roberts George Plumlee Blair Brown Rachel Hastie Janae Wineland Brent Lewis American Goldfinch Barn Swallow Keely Schlabs Kathleen Santanello Katy Gifford Black-and-white Warbler Matthew Armendarez Jordan Brewer Sheridan A. -
New Record of the Rare Vipera Barani Böhme & JOGER, 1983
All_Short_Notes_SHORT_NOTE.qxd 15.01.2013 15:21 Seite 33 SHORT NOTE HERPETOZOA 25 (3/4) Wien, 30. Jänner 2013 SHORT NOTE 183 New record of the rare Vipera barani BöHME & JOGER, 1983 Baran’s Adder, Vipera barani BöHME & JOGER, 1983, is a little known and rarely encountered viper, reported only from a few localities along the northern coast of Turkey (Fig.1; BöHME & JOGER 1983; JOGER et al. 1997; BARAN et al. 1997, 2001, 2005; BARAN & ATATüR 1998; FRANZEN & HEckES 2000; SiNDAcO et al. 2000; Avci et al. 2004). Along with Vipera darevskii vEDMEDERJA, ORlOv & TUNiYEv, 1986, Vipera kaznakovi NikOlSkY, 1909 and Vipera pontica BilliNG, NilSON & SATTlER, 1990, it is one of four Turkish viper species, repeatedly assigned to the subgenus Pelias MERREM, 1820 sensu ZEROvA (1992) and NilSON & ANDRéN (1997) in the last decades (e.g., GARRiGUESA et al. 2005; ANANJEvA et al. 2006). How - ever, the systematic position of V. barani appears unsetteled (compare e.g., the contra- dictory results of JOGER et al. 2003 and kAlYABiNA-HAUF et al. 2004 versus e.g., GARRiGUESA et al. 2005) which is why mor- phological data of a recently found specimen is presented here, including a brief overview of current knowledge on this viper’s system- atic status. in a classical morphological view, the subgenus Pelias MERREM, 1820 differs from related taxonomic units such as Vipera s. str. lAURENTi, 1768 and Acridophaga REUSS, 1927, in having large and normally irregu- larly fragmented head plates, two apical plates in contact with the rostral, and the upper preocular separated from the nasal by loreals (MAllOW et al. -
Literature Cited in Lizards Natural History Database
Literature Cited in Lizards Natural History database Abdala, C. S., A. S. Quinteros, and R. E. Espinoza. 2008. Two new species of Liolaemus (Iguania: Liolaemidae) from the puna of northwestern Argentina. Herpetologica 64:458-471. Abdala, C. S., D. Baldo, R. A. Juárez, and R. E. Espinoza. 2016. The first parthenogenetic pleurodont Iguanian: a new all-female Liolaemus (Squamata: Liolaemidae) from western Argentina. Copeia 104:487-497. Abdala, C. S., J. C. Acosta, M. R. Cabrera, H. J. Villaviciencio, and J. Marinero. 2009. A new Andean Liolaemus of the L. montanus series (Squamata: Iguania: Liolaemidae) from western Argentina. South American Journal of Herpetology 4:91-102. Abdala, C. S., J. L. Acosta, J. C. Acosta, B. B. Alvarez, F. Arias, L. J. Avila, . S. M. Zalba. 2012. Categorización del estado de conservación de las lagartijas y anfisbenas de la República Argentina. Cuadernos de Herpetologia 26 (Suppl. 1):215-248. Abell, A. J. 1999. Male-female spacing patterns in the lizard, Sceloporus virgatus. Amphibia-Reptilia 20:185-194. Abts, M. L. 1987. Environment and variation in life history traits of the Chuckwalla, Sauromalus obesus. Ecological Monographs 57:215-232. Achaval, F., and A. Olmos. 2003. Anfibios y reptiles del Uruguay. Montevideo, Uruguay: Facultad de Ciencias. Achaval, F., and A. Olmos. 2007. Anfibio y reptiles del Uruguay, 3rd edn. Montevideo, Uruguay: Serie Fauna 1. Ackermann, T. 2006. Schreibers Glatkopfleguan Leiocephalus schreibersii. Munich, Germany: Natur und Tier. Ackley, J. W., P. J. Muelleman, R. E. Carter, R. W. Henderson, and R. Powell. 2009. A rapid assessment of herpetofaunal diversity in variously altered habitats on Dominica. -
21 Sep 2018 Lists of Victims and Hosts of the Parasitic
version: 21 Sep 2018 Lists of victims and hosts of the parasitic cowbirds (Molothrus). Peter E. Lowther, Field Museum Brood parasitism is an awkward term to describe an interaction between two species in which, as in predator-prey relationships, one species gains at the expense of the other. Brood parasites "prey" upon parental care. Victimized species usually have reduced breeding success, partly because of the additional cost of caring for alien eggs and young, and partly because of the behavior of brood parasites (both adults and young) which may directly and adversely affect the survival of the victim's own eggs or young. About 1% of all bird species, among 7 families, are brood parasites. The 5 species of brood parasitic “cowbirds” are currently all treated as members of the genus Molothrus. Host selection is an active process. Not all species co-occurring with brood parasites are equally likely to be selected nor are they of equal quality as hosts. Rather, to varying degrees, brood parasites are specialized for certain categories of hosts. Brood parasites may rely on a single host species to rear their young or may distribute their eggs among many species, seemingly without regard to any characteristics of potential hosts. Lists of species are not the best means to describe interactions between a brood parasitic species and its hosts. Such lists do not necessarily reflect the taxonomy used by the brood parasites themselves nor do they accurately reflect the complex interactions within bird communities (see Ortega 1998: 183-184). Host lists do, however, offer some insight into the process of host selection and do emphasize the wide variety of features than can impact on host selection. -
A Brief History of Greek Herpetology
Bonn zoological Bulletin Volume 57 Issue 2 pp. 329–345 Bonn, November 2010 A brief history of Greek herpetology Panayiotis Pafilis 1,2 1Section of Zoology and Marine Biology, Department of Biology, University of Athens, Panepistimioupolis, Ilissia 157–84, Athens, Greece 2School of Natural Resources & Environment, Dana Building, 430 E. University, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI – 48109, USA; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Abstract. The development of Herpetology in Greece is examined in this paper. After a brief look at the first reports on amphibians and reptiles from antiquity, a short presentation of their deep impact on classical Greek civilization but also on present day traditions is attempted. The main part of the study is dedicated to the presentation of the major herpetol- ogists that studied Greek herpetofauna during the last two centuries through a division into Schools according to researchers’ origin. Trends in herpetological research and changes in the anthropogeography of herpetologists are also discussed. Last- ly the future tasks of Greek herpetology are presented. Climate, geological history, geographic position and the long human presence in the area are responsible for shaping the particular features of Greek herpetofauna. Around 15% of the Greek herpetofauna comprises endemic species while 16% represent the only European populations in their range. THE STUDY OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS IN ANTIQUITY Greeks from quite early started to describe the natural en- Therein one could find citations to the Greek herpetofauna vironment. At the time biological sciences were consid- such as the Seriphian frogs or the tortoises of Arcadia. ered part of philosophical studies hence it was perfectly natural for a philosopher such as Democritus to contem- plate “on the Nature of Man” or to write books like the REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS IN GREEK “Causes concerned with Animals” (for a presentation of CULTURE Democritus’ work on nature see Guthrie 1996).