AMBYSTOMA OPACUM Grav.

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2. Gaines, A. 1894.
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3. Brimley. C. S. 1896.
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A list of the mammals, reptiles and batrachians of Monroe County, Indiana. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., vol. XX, 1-16. [Plethodon glutinosus, Spelerpes longicaudatus, Spelerpes maculicaudatus, Spelerpes bislineatus, Desmognathus fusca, Diemyctylus viridescens, Bufo lentiginosus (var. americanus), Acris gryllus, Hyla versicolor, Hyla pickeringii].
6. Deckert, R. F. 1916.
Note on Amblystoma opacum Grav. Copeia, 28:23-24.
7. Dunn, R. R. 1917.
The breeding habits of Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhorst). Copeia, 43:40-43.
8. Brimley, C. S. 1920.
Reproduction of the marbled salamander. Copeia, 80:25.
9. McAttee, W. L. 1933.
Notes on the Banded salamander (Ambystoma opacum). Copeia, 4:218-219.
10. Noble, G.K., Brady, M. K. 1933.
Observation on the life history of the marbled salamander, Ambystoma opacum Gravenhorst.
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11. King, W., 1935.
Ecological observations on Ambystoma opacum. Ohio.J. Sci.,Vol. XXXV, No.1: 5-16.
12. Bishop, S.C. 1943.
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13. Stewart, M. M. 1956.
The separate effects of food and temperature differences on development of marbled salamander larvae.
J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc.72:47-56.
14. Brandon, R. 1961.
A comparison of the larvae of five Northeastern Species of Ambystoma (Amphibia, Caudata).
Copeia. 4: 377-383. [A. maculatum, A. jeffersonianum, A. tigrinum, A. texanum].
15. Anderson, J. D., Graham, R. E. 1967.
Vertical migration of larval Ambystoma. Copeia, 1967 2:371-374. [ A. jeffersoniaum. Notophthalmus viridescens. A. tigrinum, A. laterale, Eurycea bislineata].
16. Worthington, R. D. 1968.
Observations on the relative sizes of species of salamander larvae in a Maryland pond. Herpetologica. 24(3):227-229.
17. Worthington, R. D. 1969.
Additional observations on sympatric species of salamander larvae in a Maryland pond. Herpetologica. 25(3):227-229.
18. Black, J. H., Bragg, A. N. 1968.
Observations on the relative sizes of three species of salamander larvae in a Maryland pond.
Herpetologica. 24(3): 242-247. [A. maculatum, Notophthalmus c. viridescens].
19. Baird, D. 1970.
Species difference in limb regeneration. Copeia, 2: 383-384. [A. maculatum].
20. Hassinger, D. D., Anderson, J. D. 1970.
The effect of lunar eclipse on nocturnal stratification of larval Ambystoma opacum.
Copeia, 1:178-179.
21. Hassinger, D. D., Anderson, J. D., Dalrymple, G. H. 1970.
The early life and ecology of Ambystoma tigrinum and Ambystoma opacum in New Jersey. Amer. Nat. 84(2):475-495. [Ambystoma tigrinum, Hyla crucifer, Hyla versicolor, Pseudacris triseriata, Acris crepitans]
22. Anderson, J. D. Williamson, G. K. 1973.
The breeding season of Ambystoma opacum in the Northern and Southern parts of its range. J. Herpetol. 7(3): 320-321. [A. maculatum, Plethodon glutinosus].
23. Keen, W. H., Schroeder, E. E. 1975.
Temperature selection and tolerance in three species of Ambystoma larvae.
Copeia. 3:523-530. [A. texanum, A. maculatum].
23. Marangio, M. S. 1975.
Phototaxis in larvae and adults of the marbled salamander, Ambystoma opacum.
J. Herpetol. 9(3): 293-297.
25. Marangio, M. S. Anderson, J.D. 1977.
Soil moisture and water relations of the marbled salamander, Ambystoma opacum(Amphibia, Urodela, Ambystomatidae). J. Herpetol. 11(2):169-176.
26. Kaplan, R. H., Crump, M. L. 1978.
The non-cost of brooding in Ambystoma opacum. Copeia,1:99-102.
27. Kaplan, R. H., Salthe, S. N. 1979.
The allometry of production: an empirical view in salamanders.
Amer. Nat. 113(5):671-689. [A. tigrinum, A. maculatum].
28. Petranka, J. W., Petranka, J. G. 1980.
Selected aspects of the larval ecology of the marbled salamander Ambystoma opacum in the Southern portion of its range. Amer. Nat. 104(2):332-363.
29. Kaplan, R. H. 1980.
The implication of ovum size variability for offspring fitness and clutch size within several populations of salamanders (Ambystoma). Evolution.34(1): 51-64.
[A. tigrinum, A. maculatum].
30. Douglas, M. E. 1981.
A comparative study of topographical orientation in Ambystoma (Amphibia:Caudata). Copeia, 2460-2463
[A. jeffersonianum].
31. Petranka, J. W., Petranka, J. G. 1981.
On the evolution of nest site selection in the marbled salamander, Ambystoma opacum. Copeia, 2: 387-391.
32. Petranka, J. W., Just, J. J., Crawford, E. C. 1982.
Hatching of amphibian embryos: the physiological trigger. Science, 217:257-258.
33. Semlitsch, R. D., Pechmann, J. H. K. 1985.
Diel pattern of migratory activity for several species of pond-breeding salamanders. Copeia,1:89-91.
34. Stenhouse, S. L. 1985.
Migratory orientation and homing in Ambystoma maculatum and Ambystoma opacum. Copeia, 3:631-637
[A. maculatum].
35. Stenhouse, S. L. 1987.
Embryo mortality and recruitment of juveniles of Ambystoma maculatum and Ambystoma opacum in North Carolina. Herpetologica, 43(4):496-501.[A. maculatum].
35. Jackson, M. E., Scott, D. E., Estes, R. 1989.
Determinants of nest success in the marbled salamander (Ambystoma opacum).
Can. J. Zool. 67:2277-2261.
37. Petranka, J. W., 1989.
Density dependent growth and survival of larval Ambystoma: evidencefrom whole-pond manipulations.
Ecology, 70(6):1762-1767.
38. Petranka, J., 1990.
Observations on nest site selection, nest desertation, and embryonic survival in marbled salamanders.
J. Herpetol. 24(3):229-234.
39. Anonymous, 1993
The marbled salamander's dilemma. Rept. Amph. Mag. Jan/Fer. p.22-23.
40. Krenz, J. D., Scott, D. E., 1994.
Terrestrial courtship affects mating locations in Ambystoma opacum.
Herpetologica. 50(1):46-50.
41. Scott, D. E. 1994.
The effect of larval density on adult demographic traits in Ambystoma opacum.
Ecology. 75(5):1383-1396.
42. Figiel, C. R., Semlitch, R. D. 1995.
Experimental determination of oviposition site selection in the marbled salamander, Ambystoma opacum.
J. Herpetol. 29(3):452-454.

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