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Principles of Animal Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 1: Signals and Communication Literature Cited 1 Alcock, J. 2009. Animal Behavior: An Evolutionary Approach. 9th Edition. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates. 2 Amy, M., M. Monbureau, C. Durand, D. Gomez, M. Thery, and G. Leboucher. 2008. Female canary mate preferences: differential use of information from two types of male-male interaction. Animal Behaviour 76: 971–982. 3 Aragon, P. 2009. Conspecific male chemical cues influence courtship behaviour in the male newt Lissotriton boscai. Behaviour 146: 1137–1151. 4 Avital, E. and E. Jablonka. 2000. Animal Traditions: Behavioural Inheritance in Evolution. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 5 Backwell, P., M. Jennions, N. Passmore, and J. Christy. 1998. Synchronized courtship in fiddler crabs. Nature 391: 31–32. 6 Barton, N. H., D. E. G. Briggs, J. A. Eisen, D. B. Goldstein, and N. H. Patel. 2007. Evolution. 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    Herpetozoa 33: 21–26 (2020) DOI 10.3897/herpetozoa.33.e49268 Characterization of an Alsodes pehuenche breeding site in the Andes of central Chile Alejandro Piñeiro1, Pablo Fibla2, Carlos López3, Nelson Velásquez3, Luis Pastenes1 1 Laboratorio de Genética y Adaptación a Ambientes Extremos, Departamento de Biología y Química, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Católica del Maule. Av. San Miguel #3605, Talca, Chile 2 Laboratorio de Genética y Evolución, Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile. Las Palmeras #3425, Santiago, Chile 3 Laboratorio de Comunicación Animal, Departamento de Biología y Química, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Católica del Maule, Av. San Miguel #3605, Talca, Chile http://zoobank.org/E7A8C1A6-31EF-4D99-9923-FAD60AE1B777 Corresponding author: Luis Pastenes ([email protected]) Academic editor: Günter Gollmann ♦ Received 10 December 2019 ♦ Accepted 21 March 2020 ♦ Published 7 April 2020 Abstract Alsodes pehuenche, an endemic anuran that inhabits the Andes of Argentina and Chile, is considered “Critically Endangered” due to its restricted geographical distribution and multiple potential threats that affect it. This study is about the natural history of A. pe- huenche and the physicochemical characteristics of a breeding site located in the Maule mountain range of central Chile. Moreover, the finding of its clutches in Chilean territory is reported here for the first time. Finally, a description of the number and morphology of these eggs is provided. Key Words Alsodidae, Andean, Anura, endemism, highland wetland, threatened species The Andean border crossing “Paso Internacional Pehu- and long roots arranged in the form of cushions, hence the enche” (38°59'S, 70°23'W, 2553 m a.s.l.) is a bioceanic name “cushion plants” (Badano et al.
  • Oxygen Equilibrium Properties of Coelomic Hemoglobin in the Polychaete Glycera Dibranchiata

    Oxygen Equilibrium Properties of Coelomic Hemoglobin in the Polychaete Glycera Dibranchiata

    W&M ScholarWorks Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 1972 Oxygen Equilibrium Properties of Coelomic Hemoglobin in the Polychaete Glycera dibranchiata Judy Ann Carhart College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd Part of the Physiology Commons Recommended Citation Carhart, Judy Ann, "Oxygen Equilibrium Properties of Coelomic Hemoglobin in the Polychaete Glycera dibranchiata" (1972). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539624765. https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-sptx-je26 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. OXYGEN EQUILIBRIUM PROPERTIES OF COELOMIC HEMOGLOBIN IN THE POLYCHAETE GLYCERA DIRRAN C HIAT A A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Department of Biology The College of William and Mary in Virginia In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Judy Ann Ca.rhart 1972 APPROVAL SHEET -This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Author Approved, December 1972 fyjtuhA ft' Charlotte P* Mangum ^ £ - £ MJc Robert E. L. Black Martin C. Mathes TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . .................. ' . i v LIST OF TABLES . ... .... v LIST OF FIGURES . ..... vi ABSTRACT . ’ . ...... v j L i INTRODUCTION ................. .V . 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS ..................... 4 RESULTS . 10 DISCUSSION . ............... ... ................................16 REFERENCES . 22 iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The writer wishes to express deepest appreciation to Dr, Charlotte P.