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New Issue Announcement
Volume 11, Issue 1 April 2016
The Editorial Staff at Herpetological Conservation and Biology (HCB) is pleased to announce the release of the latest issue, Volume 11(1). This issue contains 3 editorials and 25 research articles. Also, please take a moment to join our mailing list or growing community on Facebook. Signing up will ensure you receive the latest news and updates about Herpetological Conservation and Biology!
HCB is recruiting a newly created position to be filled as Managing Editor, Production, with details provided in our editorial section. This position would be responsible for final layout of manuscripts and would work closely with the Lead Copy Editor. Please consider, or notify your colleagues of this opportunity.
All of our publications are open-access and freely available to anyone interested, and continue to enjoy wide readership. The Board of Directors extends its thanks to authors and readers alike, as our success is only made possible by your continued support.
Cheers,
Rob Lovich, PhD.
Communications Editor
Herpetological Conservation and Biology
[email protected]
Volume 11, Issue 1 (April 2016)
Editorials
Recent Changes at Herpetological Conservation and Biology.
Board of Directors
New Managing Editor Volunteer Position Announcement.
Board of Directors
Peer-Reviewers 2014-2015.
Board of Directors
Research Articles
Major Histocompatibility Complex Polymorphism in Reptile Conservation.
Jean P. Elbers and Sabrina S. Taylor
Do Scientific Collecting and Conservation Conflict?
Brian T. Henen
Protected Natural Areas and the Conservation of Amphibians in a Highly Transformed Mountainous Region in Mexico.
María Chanel Juárez-Ramírez, José L. Aguilar-López, and Eduardo Pineda
Rare Syntopy of the Diploid Parthenogenetic Lizard (Aspidoscelis laredoensis B) and both Gonochoristic Progenitors (A. gularis and A. sexlineata) in Texas, USA.
James M. Walker, James E. Cordes, and Mark A. Paulissen
Genetic Signatures Follow Dendritic Patterns in the Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis).
Shem D. Unger, Eric J. Chapman, Kurt J. Regester, and Rod N. Williams
Distribution and Abundance of the Endangered Yellow Spotted Mountain Newt Neurergus Microspilotus (Caudata: Salamandridae) in Western Iran.
Mohadeseh Afroosheh, Vahid Akmali, Somayeh Esmaelli-Rineh, and Mozafar Sharifi
A First Test of the Thread Bobbin Tracking Technique as a Method for Studying the Ecology of Herpetofauna in a Tropical Rainforest.
Emily Waddell, Andrew Whitworth, and Ross MacLeod
Important Habitat Characteristics for American Alligators (Alligator Mississippiensis) on the Edge of their Range.
Geoffrey D. Smith, Ginny L. Adams, and Stephen A. Dinkelacker
Molecular Analyses Confirming the Introduction of Nile Crocodiles, Crocodylus niloticusLaurenti 1768 (Crocodylidae), in Southern Florida, with an Assessment of Potential for Establishment, Spread, and Impacts.
Michael R. Rochford, Kenneth L. Krysko, Frank J. Mazzotti, Matthew H. Shirley, Mark W. Parry, Joseph A. Wasilewski, Jeffrey S. Beauchamp, Christopher R. Gillette, Edward F. Metzger III, Michikoa A. Squires, and Louis A. Somma
Distribution, Diet, and Vocalizations of the Endangered Colombian Toad Osornophryne percrassa (Anura, Bufonidae).
Jhonattan Vanegas-Guerrero, Gustavo A. Gonzalez-Durán, and Sergio Escobar-Lasso
Blanchard's Cricket Frog Acris Blanchardi Overwintering Ecology in Southwestern Wisconsin.
Andrew F. Badje, Tyler J. Brandt, Tara L. Bergeson, Rori A. Paloski, Joshua M. Kapfer, and Gregor W. Schuurman
Patterns of Space Use in Zebra-tailed Lizards (Callisaurus draconoides) in Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA.
Marina M. Gerson
Interdrainage Morphological and Genetic Differentiation in the Escambia Map Turtle, Graptemys ernsti.
Joshua R. Ennen, James Godwin, Jeffrey E. Lovich, Brian R. Kreiser, Brian Folt, and Sarah Hazzard
Urban Ditch Characteristics Associated with Turtle Abundance and Species Richness.
Jonathan Elston, Virginie Rolland, and Stanley E. Trauth
A Dietary Study of the Rough-footed Mud Turtle (Kinosternon hirtipes) in Texas, USA.
Steven G. Platt, Andrew R. Berezin, Dennis J. Miller, and Thomas R. Rainwater
Ecology and Predation Behavior of Corn Snakes (Pantherophis guttatus) on Avian Nests.
Brett A. DeGregorio, Patrick J. Weatherhead, and Jinelle H. Sperry
Multiple Paternity in Three Wild Populations of Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus).
Amber L. Stedman, Collin P. Jaeger, Eric T. Hileman, Benjamin C. Jellen, Christopher A. Phillips, Bradley J. Swanson, and Richard B. King
Status of the California Red-legged Frog (Rana draytonii) in the State of Baja California, México.
Anny Peralta-García, Bradford D. Hollingsworth, Jonathan Q. Richmond, Jorge H. Valdez-Villacencio, Gorgonio Ruiz-Campos, Robert N. Fisher, Pedro Cruz-Hernandez, and Patricia Galina-Tessaro
High Incidence of Road-killed Freshwater Turtles at a Lake in East Texas, USA.
Paul S. Crump, Stirling J. Robertson, and Rachel E. Rommel-Crump
Can We Use Head Scale Symmetry in Endangered Pygmy Bluetongue Lizards (Tiliqua adelaidensis) to Alert Managers to Population Condition?
Leili Shamiminoori and C. Michael Bull
Locating Suitable Habitat for a Rare Species: Evaluation of a Species Distribution Model For Bog Turtles (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) in the Southeastern United States.
Theresa S. M. Stratmann, Kyle Barrett, and Thomas M. Floyd
Differential Use of Ponds and Movements by Two Species of Aquatic Turtles (Chrysemys picta marginata and Chelydra serpentina serpentina) and their Role in Colonization.
Daniel F. Hughes, Amy K. Tegeler, and Walter E. Meshaka, Jr.
Reproductive Ecology of Graptemys geographica of the Juniata River in Central Pennsylvania, with Recommendations for Conservation.
Roy D. Nagle and Justin D. Congdon
Strandings of Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) along the Western and Southern Coast of the Gulf of Venezuela.
Héctor Barrios-Garrido and María G. Montiel-Villalobos
Population Ecology and Rehabilitation of Incidentally Captured Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) in the Mississippi Sound, USA.
Andrew T. Coleman, Eric E. Pulis, Jonathan L. Pitchford, Kristin Crocker, Andrew J. Heaton, Alicia M. Carron, Wendy Hatchett, Delphine Shannon, Frank Austin, Martha Dalton, Connie L. Clemons-Chevis, and Moby Solangi
New Issue Announcement
Volume 11, Issue 1 April 2016
The Editorial Staff at Herpetological Conservation and Biology (HCB) is pleased to announce the release of the latest issue, Volume 11(1). This issue contains 3 editorials and 25 research articles. Also, please take a moment to join our mailing list or growing community on Facebook. Signing up will ensure you receive the latest news and updates about Herpetological Conservation and Biology!
HCB is recruiting a newly created position to be filled as Managing Editor, Production, with details provided in our editorial section. This position would be responsible for final layout of manuscripts and would work closely with the Lead Copy Editor. Please consider, or notify your colleagues of this opportunity.
All of our publications are open-access and freely available to anyone interested, and continue to enjoy wide readership. The Board of Directors extends its thanks to authors and readers alike, as our success is only made possible by your continued support.
Cheers,
Rob Lovich, PhD.
Communications Editor
Herpetological Conservation and Biology
[email protected]
Volume 11, Issue 1 (April 2016)
Editorials
Recent Changes at Herpetological Conservation and Biology.
Board of Directors
New Managing Editor Volunteer Position Announcement.
Board of Directors
Peer-Reviewers 2014-2015.
Board of Directors
Research Articles
Major Histocompatibility Complex Polymorphism in Reptile Conservation.
Jean P. Elbers and Sabrina S. Taylor
Do Scientific Collecting and Conservation Conflict?
Brian T. Henen
Protected Natural Areas and the Conservation of Amphibians in a Highly Transformed Mountainous Region in Mexico.
María Chanel Juárez-Ramírez, José L. Aguilar-López, and Eduardo Pineda
Rare Syntopy of the Diploid Parthenogenetic Lizard (Aspidoscelis laredoensis B) and both Gonochoristic Progenitors (A. gularis and A. sexlineata) in Texas, USA.
James M. Walker, James E. Cordes, and Mark A. Paulissen
Genetic Signatures Follow Dendritic Patterns in the Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis).
Shem D. Unger, Eric J. Chapman, Kurt J. Regester, and Rod N. Williams
Distribution and Abundance of the Endangered Yellow Spotted Mountain Newt Neurergus Microspilotus (Caudata: Salamandridae) in Western Iran.
Mohadeseh Afroosheh, Vahid Akmali, Somayeh Esmaelli-Rineh, and Mozafar Sharifi
A First Test of the Thread Bobbin Tracking Technique as a Method for Studying the Ecology of Herpetofauna in a Tropical Rainforest.
Emily Waddell, Andrew Whitworth, and Ross MacLeod
Important Habitat Characteristics for American Alligators (Alligator Mississippiensis) on the Edge of their Range.
Geoffrey D. Smith, Ginny L. Adams, and Stephen A. Dinkelacker
Molecular Analyses Confirming the Introduction of Nile Crocodiles, Crocodylus niloticusLaurenti 1768 (Crocodylidae), in Southern Florida, with an Assessment of Potential for Establishment, Spread, and Impacts.
Michael R. Rochford, Kenneth L. Krysko, Frank J. Mazzotti, Matthew H. Shirley, Mark W. Parry, Joseph A. Wasilewski, Jeffrey S. Beauchamp, Christopher R. Gillette, Edward F. Metzger III, Michikoa A. Squires, and Louis A. Somma
Distribution, Diet, and Vocalizations of the Endangered Colombian Toad Osornophryne percrassa (Anura, Bufonidae).
Jhonattan Vanegas-Guerrero, Gustavo A. Gonzalez-Durán, and Sergio Escobar-Lasso
Blanchard's Cricket Frog Acris Blanchardi Overwintering Ecology in Southwestern Wisconsin.
Andrew F. Badje, Tyler J. Brandt, Tara L. Bergeson, Rori A. Paloski, Joshua M. Kapfer, and Gregor W. Schuurman
Patterns of Space Use in Zebra-tailed Lizards (Callisaurus draconoides) in Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA.
Marina M. Gerson
Interdrainage Morphological and Genetic Differentiation in the Escambia Map Turtle, Graptemys ernsti.
Joshua R. Ennen, James Godwin, Jeffrey E. Lovich, Brian R. Kreiser, Brian Folt, and Sarah Hazzard
Urban Ditch Characteristics Associated with Turtle Abundance and Species Richness.
Jonathan Elston, Virginie Rolland, and Stanley E. Trauth
A Dietary Study of the Rough-footed Mud Turtle (Kinosternon hirtipes) in Texas, USA.
Steven G. Platt, Andrew R. Berezin, Dennis J. Miller, and Thomas R. Rainwater
Ecology and Predation Behavior of Corn Snakes (Pantherophis guttatus) on Avian Nests.
Brett A. DeGregorio, Patrick J. Weatherhead, and Jinelle H. Sperry
Multiple Paternity in Three Wild Populations of Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus).
Amber L. Stedman, Collin P. Jaeger, Eric T. Hileman, Benjamin C. Jellen, Christopher A. Phillips, Bradley J. Swanson, and Richard B. King
Status of the California Red-legged Frog (Rana draytonii) in the State of Baja California, México.
Anny Peralta-García, Bradford D. Hollingsworth, Jonathan Q. Richmond, Jorge H. Valdez-Villacencio, Gorgonio Ruiz-Campos, Robert N. Fisher, Pedro Cruz-Hernandez, and Patricia Galina-Tessaro
High Incidence of Road-killed Freshwater Turtles at a Lake in East Texas, USA.
Paul S. Crump, Stirling J. Robertson, and Rachel E. Rommel-Crump
Can We Use Head Scale Symmetry in Endangered Pygmy Bluetongue Lizards (Tiliqua adelaidensis) to Alert Managers to Population Condition?
Leili Shamiminoori and C. Michael Bull
Locating Suitable Habitat for a Rare Species: Evaluation of a Species Distribution Model For Bog Turtles (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) in the Southeastern United States.
Theresa S. M. Stratmann, Kyle Barrett, and Thomas M. Floyd
Differential Use of Ponds and Movements by Two Species of Aquatic Turtles (Chrysemys picta marginata and Chelydra serpentina serpentina) and their Role in Colonization.
Daniel F. Hughes, Amy K. Tegeler, and Walter E. Meshaka, Jr.
Reproductive Ecology of Graptemys geographica of the Juniata River in Central Pennsylvania, with Recommendations for Conservation.
Roy D. Nagle and Justin D. Congdon
Strandings of Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) along the Western and Southern Coast of the Gulf of Venezuela.
Héctor Barrios-Garrido and María G. Montiel-Villalobos
Population Ecology and Rehabilitation of Incidentally Captured Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) in the Mississippi Sound, USA.
Andrew T. Coleman, Eric E. Pulis, Jonathan L. Pitchford, Kristin Crocker, Andrew J. Heaton, Alicia M. Carron, Wendy Hatchett, Delphine Shannon, Frank Austin, Martha Dalton, Connie L. Clemons-Chevis, and Moby Solangi