Natural History of Vertebrates - Spring 2007
Syllabus - A Team-taught Course in Vertebrate Biology (organized by S. E. Trauth)
I. Introduction
IA. Introduction to Natural History - 2007
IB. Natural History Questions - 2007
IC. Natural History Questions - Addendum
What It Means To Be A Naturalist... by David J. Schmidly, Amer. Soc. of Mammal. 86(3):449-456, 2005
The Mississippi's Curious Orgins by R. B. Van Arsdale and R. T. Cox - Sci. Amer. January 2007
II. Concept of Phenology
IIA. Phenophases of Amphibians and Reptiles
IIB. Clutch Characteristics in Rana sphenocephala
Best Management Practices Silence Illinois Chorus Frog by J. Trauth, S. E. Trauth, and R. L. Johnson - July 2006
Fecundity, Reproductive Ecology, and Influence of Precipitation...Western Slimy Salamander by J. Milanovich et al - Sept 2006
III. Reproductive Biology of Salamanders
IIIA. Courtship in Salamanders
Egg mass characteristics...Ambystoma talpoideum...clutch comparisons with other Ambystoma by Trauth et al. - 1995 Proc. Arkansas Acad. Sci. 49:193-196.
IV. Reproductive Biology of Reptiles
IVA. Reproductive and Life History Strategies in Reptiles
Selected Readings for Arkansas Reptiles:
Reproductive cycles in two Arkansas Skinks in the genus Eumeces - by Trauth - 1994 Proc. Arkansas Acad. Sci. 48:210-218.
Female reproductive traits in selected Arkansas snakes - by Trauth et al. - 1994 Proc. Arkansas Acad. Sci. 48:196-209
Population structure and movement patterns in Alligator Snapping Turtles in Arkansas...Trauth et al. - 1998 Chelonian Cons. Biol. 3:64-70.