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| Title |
Shifty salamanders: transient trophic polymorphism and cannibalism within natural populations of larval ambystomatid salamanders
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Zoology, October 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12983-014-0076-7 |
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| Authors |
Dale M Jefferson, Maud CO Ferrari, Alicia Mathis, Keith A Hobson, Eric R Britzke, Adam L Crane, Andrew R Blaustein, Douglas P Chivers |
| Abstract |
Many species of ambystomatid salamanders are dependent upon highly variable temporary wetlands for larval development. High larval densities may prompt the expression of a distinct head morphology that may facilitate cannibalism. However, few studies have characterized structural cannibalism within natural populations of larval salamanders. In this study we used two species of larval salamanders, long-toed (Ambystoma macrodactylum) and ringed salamanders (A. annulatum). Head morphometrics and stable isotopic values of carbon (δ(13)C) and nitrogen (δ(15)N) were used to identify the presence or absence of structural cannibalism. Weather conditions were also analyzed as a potential factor associated with the expression of cannibalistic morphology. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 40% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 20% |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 46 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 44 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 20% |
| Researcher | 7 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Unknown | 7 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 26 | 57% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 9% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 8 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 October 2014.
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#6,780,807
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Outputs from Frontiers in Zoology
#340
of 650 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#73,176
of 255,842 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Frontiers in Zoology
#11
of 19 outputs
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