This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We conducted a 2-year study of terrestrial habitat use by spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum), blue-spotted salamanders (A. laterale), ...

Habitat destruction and fragmentation remain the primary threats to biodiversity and as little as 9% of Earth’s terrestrial habitats may at present be adequately connected. A new initiative seeks to ...

Green algae represent a diverse group of organisms whose evolutionary history is central to our understanding of plant terrestrialisation. Foundational work has demonstrated that a major evolutionary ...

Abstract: Reports of new habitats for a major group of organisms are rare. Fishes display diverse adaptations for temporary (amphibious) existence on land, but to our knowledge, none have ever been ...

When the ancestors of terrestrial life on Earth crawled or slithered out of the sea, they formed the starting point for many ...

More species of amphibians have become threatened with extinction, according to a global assessment that reviewed 8,000 species. While 2004 saw 39% of the species being threatened, about 41% are now ...

Turtles and tortoises, though sharing ancient ancestry and a protective shell, exhibit significant differences in habitat, ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Wildlife officials in Cody, Wyoming have built a facility that will hold removed nuisance beavers to be used in a long-term effort to improve riparian and stream habitat. The beavers ...

Sometimes smooth, sometimes slippery, but always unique. Introducing one of the most interesting salamander relatives: newts. Newts are found in Europe, Asia, and North America. This lizard-frog ...

The design of sustainable, long-term human settlements represents a multidisciplinary engineering and scientific grand challenge for humanity. Beyond the protection of Earth’s atmosphere, future space ...