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Amphibians |
The following is a brief, selected guide to amphibian information resources available in Fogler Library, through the Fogler Library home page, and the World Wide Web. The focus of this guide is on amphibian ecology.
Indexes and
Abstracts
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New Resources since 3/10/2008
State and regional amphibian checklists and identification guides. USGS.
Searchable database of 206 checklists and guides
URSUS
URSUS - the online catalogue of the University of Maine System, contains a
wealth of information on amphibians. Searching is by author, title, keyword,
subject, and call number. Through URSUS you can find books, conference,
symposium, and workshop proceeding volumes, University of Maine theses and
dissertations, and state, federal, Canadian, and other international documents.
Material is catalogued by Library of Congress Subject Headings. The following
subject headings may get you started in your search:
amphibians, amphibians - behavior, amphibians - classification, amphibians - ecology, amphibians - North America, amphibians - physiology, anura, salamanders
To get an idea of our collection of amphibian material conduct the following keyword search and limit to location Orono:
amphibian* or salamander* or anura*
The following indexes and abstracts are listed in order of usefulness for finding ecological information on amphibians.
Amphibiaweb
see
Maine
Search for amphibians by genus, species, vernacular name, family, or order and
limit by country. This is a amphibian species database however the species
accounts cite references. University of California, Berkeley.
BIOSIS Previews 1926-present online
Biological Abstracts. 1927-present. Sci Index QH 301.B4
Biological Abstracts/RRM. 1979-present. Sci Index QH 301.B55
BIOSIS Previews, worldwide in scope, indexes the literature of the
biological and biomedical sciences. The premier database in the biological
sciences, subject coverage includes agriculture, biochemistry, bioengineering,
botany, ecology, genetics, microbiology, pharmacology, and zoology.
Approximately 5,500 serial publications (see
Biosis Previews serials list) as well as books, proceedings and meeting
abstracts, technical reports, review papers, and patents are indexed. There are
58 separate data fields that can be searched including author, title,
publication source, organism, concepts, super taxa, publication type, author
affiliation, and abstract keyword. Searches can be limited to review articles.
Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide
Includes over 345,000 citations to the literature on mammals, birds,
reptiles, and amphibians found in journals, conference proceedings, monographs,
theses and dissertations, and government reports. Database includes Wildlife
Review Abstracts, which was published through 1995 by the National Biological
Service. Searching is by keyword, subject, and author as well as by taxonomic
and geographic identifiers. Abstracts are available for publications added to
the database since September 1996. 8,000 records added annually. Updated
quarterly.
Herplit Database
A searchable herpetological database developed and maintained by Breck
Bartholomew, Bibliomania! Search the
50,000 literature citations by author, title, and keyword. Searches can be
limited by year.
Zoological Record. 1978-present online
Sci Index QL1.Z58 1864-present. If you are connecting to this database
off the University of Maine campus but within the State of Maine, please connect
through Maine's Science,
Technology & Business Library
This index is published annually. Each annual edition is divided into 20
sections, with 18 of these sections representing various animal groups. The
remaining 2 sections cover the general zoological literature and the new generic
and sub-generic names indexed. Coverage is the worldwide zoological literature,
indexing over 6,000 journals (see
Zoological Record serials list). Each section has 5 indexes: author,
subject, geographic, paleontological, and systematic.
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts 1971-present online. If
you are connecting to this database off the University of Maine campus but
within the State of Maine, please connect through
Maine's Science, Technology & Business Library
This abstract is updated quarterly and covers the total aquatic environment
(freshwater, brackish, and marine). Information is included on living resources
as well as technology, policy, and non-living resources. Over 4,500 journals are
indexed (see
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts serials list) as well as conference
proceedings, books, and government and technical reports. Abstracts are included
for most citations.
Ecology Abstracts 1982-present online
Sci Index QH 540 A66 - 1979-present
Indexes the broad area of the interactions of organisms with their environment.
Includes information on conservation, pollution, management, environmental
degradation, and reclamation. Ecology Abstracts can be searched by author,
title, subject, and abstract word. Indexes approximately 700 journals (see
Serials source list for Ecology Abstracts). Updated monthly.
Agricola
1970-present online
Sci Index S1.U52. (Bibliography of Agriculture) 1942-1996
(1980-1996 in Annex). If you are connecting to this database off the University
of Maine campus but within the State of Maine, please connect through
Maine's Science, Technology & Business Library
Index to materials acquired by the National
Agricultural Library (NAL) and cooperating institutions. Includes journal
articles, monographs, series, and materials in many non-print formats covering a
broad range of agricultural topics. NAL provides a
Journals Indexed in Agricola. Bibliography of Agriculture (print form of
Agricola) can be searched by subject, author, and geographic location. The Web
version can be searched in a variety of ways including author, title and
abstract keyword, and CAB descriptors. From 1979-1985 international in scope.
From 1985+ focuses on U.S. related publications. Note that NAL provides its own
Web version of Agricola from 1970 to
present. There is an online
thesaurus. Updated monthly.
Web of Science. 1900-present
Science Citation Index 1965-2003.
Sci Index Q1.A1S36
Web of Science includes Science Citation Index from 1900-present.
Search by word in the title, keyword, and abstract. Perform cited
reference searches from 1900 to present. Limit by author affiliation and
document type.
The paper edition consists of three major sections: 1) Source Index - the primary place to search for authors' works published in a given time period; 2) Citation Index - a list of all references (alphabetical by author) cited by an author of a given paper which is listed in the Source Index; and 3) Permuterm Subject Index - access to citations listed in the Source Index by significant title word (Note: There is no subject indexing). Over 4,000 journals are indexed (see the master journal list).
Center for North
American Herpetology PDF Library
A small (270 article) database on North American herpetofauna. Searchable
by author, title, journal, and year of publication. Note that all of the
270 references are linked to the full-text.
AGRIS 1975-present online
This database is one of the three main agricultural databases along with
Agricola and CAB. It is produced and maintained by FAO. It contains over 2.7
million references. Searching is by keyword or by individual fields within a
record. Agris indexes journals and books as well as gray literature, such as
reports and theses. The records have been divided into two parts: references
from 1975 to 1996 and from 1996 to present. Updated monthly.
Current
Research Information System
A searchable database of U.S. Department of Agriculture funded research. Search
by keyword, investigator, agency, institution, state, and project status
and type. Many records include a list of publications resulting from the
research.
Contemporary Herpetology
Instructions for
authors
Indexed in:
Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide
Copeia
Instructions for authors
IngentaConnect for table of contents page searching
12/1988 to
present
Indexed in:
Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide
HerpLit Database
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts
Ecology Abstracts
JSTOR
Herpetologica
Instructions for authors
IngentaConnect
for table of contents pages searching
12/1988 to present
Indexed in:
Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide
HerpLit Database
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts
Ecology Abstracts
Journal of Herpetology
Instructions
for authors
IngentaConnect
for table of contents page searching - 12/88-present
Indexed in:
Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide
HerpLit Database
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts
Ecology Abstracts
Amphibian Specialist Group.
IUCN Species Survival Commission
Includes the full-text of the newsletter Froglog and well as news and additional
links.
FrogWeb: Amphibian Declines & Malformations
This site focuses on amphibian declines and deformities. It is the
work of a number of U.S. government agencies. It is hosted by the
National Biological Information Infrastructure. This is a public education
site containing links to a variety of educational and scientific sites.
Global Amphibian Assessment
Provides a conservation assessment of the world's amphibians. Brief information
about over 5,700 species, including photograph. This database is the
result of a collaboration between the IUCN, Conservation International, and
NatureServe plus experts in amphibian study.
Green, D.M. 1997. Amphibians in decline: Canadian studies of a global problem.
Saint Louis: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 338 p.
ORO Stks QL654 .A44 1997
The International Species Information System ISIS Abstracts - Amphibia. Location and number of amphibians in zoos and aquariums throughout the world. Arranged by species.
Listed U.S. Species Report By Taxonomic Group – Vertebrate Animals Maintained by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Program.
National Amphibian
Atlas
ARMI (Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative). Browse by Anura or Caudata.
Detailed distribution maps for individual species.
USGS,
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.
Nonindigenous aquatic species distribution Information.
A searchable database including information on amphibians, crustaceans, fishes,
mollusks, and reptiles (among others). Search by state or drainage area.
USGS
North American Amphibian Monitoring Program
This site, maintained by the USGS, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, is
the North American part of the
The Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force (DAPTF). It contains
information on the various North American monitoring programs: calling
surveys, terrestrial salamander, aquatic surveys, atlasses, and western surveys.
Altig, R., McDiarmid, R.W., Nichols, K.A., and Ustach, P.C. no date. Tadpoles of the United States and Canada: A Turorial and Key.
AmphibiaWeb
Includes taxonomic information on all recognized amphibian species.
Species accounts, including life histories, conservation status, and literature
references, for many amphibians. From the University of California,
Berkeley, in conjunction with the Digital
Library Project.
Amphibian Photo
Search - from AmphibiaWeb
Search by common or scientific name, photographer, location, continent, country,
or U.S. state.
Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative Photo Gallery
Search photographs by Order, Family, Species, Genus, and common name. From
Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative, USGS.
Amphibian Species of the World
From the American Museum of Natural History, this database is
searchable by classification, geographic distribution, and comment notes on the
species. Each record gives citation for description. Maintained by Dr.
Darrel R. Frost with a host of contributors.
Amphibian Tour of Canada
Maintained by the Canadian Amphibian
and Reptile Conservation Network, Ecological Monitoring & Assessment Network, Environment Canada, this site
contains species descriptions of amphibians and reptiles from each Canadian
province. Information for each species includes a photography and brief
write-ups on distribution, habitat, description, reproduction, conservation
concerns, and natural history.
Bartlett, R.D. and Bartlett, P. 2003. Reptiles and amphibians of the Amazon -
An ecotourist's guide. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida. 291p.
Sci Ref QL657.A44B37 2003
Bartlett, R.D. and Bartlett, P.P. 2006. Guide and reference to the
amphibians of eastern and central North America (north of Mexico).
Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 283p.
Sci Ref QL651.B378 2006
Bishop, S.C. 1943. Handbook of salamanders;
the salamanders of the United States, of Canada, and of Lower California.
Ithaca, NY: Comstock Publishing Company. 555p.
ORO Stks QL668.C2 B48
Catalogue of American amphibians and reptiles.
1963-current. New York: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.
Sci Ref QL 651 A55
Channing, A. and Howell, K. 2006. Amphibians of East Africa. Ithaca.
NY: Comstock. 418p.
ORO Stks QL662.A353C48 2006
Checklist of amphibian species and identification guide - an online guide for
the identification of amphibians in North America north of Mexico
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Combined index to herpetology collections.
Search or browse this index to the herpetology collections of 27 U.S.
institutions. Maintained by J.V. Vindum, California Academy of Sciences and J.P
Rosado, Harvard University
Conant, R. and Collins, J.T. 1998. Reptiles
and amphibians Eastern/ and Central North America. 3d ed. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin. 616p.
Sci Ref QL651 .C65 1998
Crother, B.I. 1999. Caribbean amphibians and
reptiles. San Diego: Academic Press. 495 p.
ORO Stks QL656.A1 C66 1999
DeGraaf, R.M. and Rudis, D.D. 1987. New England wildlife: habitat, natural
history, and distribution. Broomall, PA: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 491p.
ORO Gov Doc A 13.88:NE-108/987
DeGraaf, R.M., Yamasaki, M., Leak, W.B., and Lanier, J.W. 1992. New England
wildlife: Management of forested habitats. Radnor, PA: U.S. Dept. of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 271p.
ORO Gov Doc A 13.88:NE-144
Duellman, W.E. 1993. Amphibian species of the world. Additions and
corrections. Lawrence: University of Kansas. Supplement to: Amphibian
species of the world / edited by Darrel L. Frost. 1985. 372p.
Sci Ref QL645 .A45 1993
Frost, D.R. 1985. Amphibian species of the
world : a taxonomic and geographical reference. Lawrence, KS: Allen Press.
732p. (see Duellman above)
Sci Ref QL645 .F76 1985
Himmelman, J. 2006. Discovering amphibians: Frogs and salamanders of the
Northeast. Camden, ME: Down East Books. 208p.
ORO Stks QL668.E2H56 2006
Hunter, M.L., Calhoun, A.J.K., and McCollough, M. 1999. Maine amphibians and
reptiles. Orono: University of Maine Press. 252p. Includes compact disk.
ORO Stks QL653.M2 M346 1999 - book
ORO Listening Center QL653.M2 M346 1999 - cd-rom
Key to the Amphibians of Canada
Interactive key maintained by the
Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network,
Ecological Monitoring & Assessment Network, Environment Canada
Klemens, M.W. 1993. Amphibians and reptiles of
Connecticut and adjacent regions. Hartford: State Geological and Natural
History Survey of Connecticut. Bulletin 112. 318 p.
ORO Stks QL653.C8 K58 1993
Lannoo, M. (ed.) 2005. Amphibian declines[:] The conservation status of
United States species. Berkeley: University of California Press. 1094p.
Sci Ref QL644.7.A48 2005
Lannoo, M.J. 1998. Status and conservation of
Midwestern amphibians. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press. 507p.
ORO Stks QL653.M53 S735 1998
Lazell, J.D. 1976. This broken archipelago:
Cape Cod and the islands, amphibians, and reptiles. New York: Quadrangle/New
York Times Book Co. 260p.
ORO Stks QL653.M4 L39 1976
Lee, J.C. 2000. A field guide to the
amphibians and reptiles of the Maya world: the lowlands of Mexico, Northern
Guatemala, and Belize. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. 402p.
ORO Stks QL655 .L44 2000
Living amphibians. From the Tree of Life project, David R. Maddison,
University of Arizonia, Coordinator and Editor.
Includes information on phylogenic relations and characteristics for Salientia
(frogs and toads) and Caudata (Salamanders and Newts).
Nova Scotia herpetofaunal atlas project.
Petranka, J.W. 1998. Salamanders of the United
States and Canada. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. 587p.
Sci Ref QL668.C2 P36 1998
Savage, J.M. 2002. The amphibians and reptiles
of Costa Rica: a herpetofauna between two continents, between two seas.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 934p.
Sci Ref QL656.C783S27 2002
Species in parks - flora and fauna
databases. Information Center for the Environment, University of
California, Davis and the National Park Service.
Search by either park name or species name. Includes amphibians, birds,
fish, mammals, reptiles, and plants.
State and regional amphibian checklists and identification guides. USGS.
Searchable database of 206 checklists and guides
Stebbins, R.C. 1985. A field guide to western
reptiles and amphibians: field marks of all species in western North America,
including Baja California. 2nd ed. rev. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 336p.
Sci Ref QL651 .S783 1985
Wright, A.A. 1949. Handbook of frogs and toads
of the United States and Canada. 3d ed. Ithaca, NY: Comstock Pub. Co. 640p.
ORO Stks 597.8 W93h3 1949
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
CNAH (Center for North American Herpetology) directory of state and provincial herpetologists
New England Herpetological Society
North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations
The Southern New England Herpetological Association
See the following two sites for listings of herpetological organizations and societies.
Herpetology (general) links from the Minnesota Herpetological Society
Amphibian Embryology Tutorial. Jeff Hardin, Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Speare, R. and Berger, L.. updated 1/26/2005. Bibliography of amphibian diseases. James Cook University.
AmphibiaWeb. Glossary of scientific terms used on AmphibiaWeb
Scientific and standard English names of amphibians and reptiles of North America north of Mexico, with comments regarding confidence in our understanding. 2000. Committee on standard English and scientific names, Brian I. Crother, Chair. Adopted and recognized by The Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, and the Herpetologists' League. See also the 2003 update
Wareham, D.C.
1993. The reptile and amphibian keeper's dictionary: an A-Z of
herpetology.
London: Blandford. 248 p.
Sci Ref QL640.7 .W37 1993
Wareham, D.C. 2005. Elsevier's dictionary of herpetological and related
terminology. Amsterdam: Elsevier. 227p.
Sci Ref QL640.7.W369 2005
Wrobel, M. (compiler) 2004. Elsevier's dictionary of amphibians.
Amsterdam: Elsevier. 396p.
Sci Ref QL640.7.E48 2004
Beltz, E. 2006. Scientific and common names of the reptiles and amphibians of North America - explained.
Baldwin, R.F. 2005. Pool-breeding amphibian habitat use and conservation
in Southern Main's urbanizing landscapes. Thesis. Ecology and Environmental
Science. University of Maine. 147p.
ORO Spec Coll Univ. 2005 B1938
Bank, M.S. 2005.
Mercury bioaccumulation and habitat relations of lotic and lentic amphibians
from Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. PhD Thesis. Ecology and Environmental
Science. University of Maine. 149p.
ORO Spec Coll Univ. 2005 B2258
Carvey, J.R. and Judge, D. S. 2000. Longevity records: life spans of
mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish. Odense: Odense
University Press, 241p.
Sci Ref QP85.C37 2000
Cloudsley-Thompson, J. L. 1999. The diversity
of amphibians and reptiles: an introduction. Berlin; New York: Springer.
254p.
ORO Stks QL641 .C57 1999
Donnelly, M.A., Crother, B.I., Guyer, C., Wake, M.H., and White, M.E. (eds.)
2005. Ecology and evolution in the tropics: A herpetological perspective.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 675p.
ORO Stks QL664.6E36 2005
Duellman, W.E. 1999. Patterns of distribution
of amphibians: a global perspective. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University
Press. 633p.
ORO Stks QL648 .P37 1999
Duellman, W.E. 2005. Cusco Amazonico: The lives of amphibians and reptiles
in an Amazonian rainforest. Ithaca, NY: Comstock/Cornell University Press.
433p.
ORO Stks QL657.P4D84 2005
Fay, R.R. and Popper, A.N. 1999. Comparative
hearing. Fish and amphibians. New York: Springer. 438 p.
ORO Stks QP461 .C635 1999
Himmelman, J. 2006. Discovering amphibians: frogs and salamanders of the
northeast. Camden, ME: Down East Books. 208p.
ORO Stks QL 668.E2H56 2006
Lever, C. 2003. Naturalized reptiles and amphibians of the world.
Oxford: Oxford University Press. 318p.
Sci Ref QL641.L48 2003
Narins, P.M., Feng, A.S., Fay, R.B., and Popper, A.N. (eds.) 2007. Hearing
and sound communication in amphibians. New York: Springer. 362p.
Oro Stks QL669.2.H42 2007
Recommendations for the care of amphibians and reptiles in academic institutions. 1992. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
Shi, Yun-Bo. 2000. Amphibian metamorphosis :
from morphology to molecular biology. New York: Wiley-Liss. 288p.
ORO Stks QL669.2 .S48 2000
Amphibians. National Biological Information Infrastructure.
Animal Diversity Web - Amphibia. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.
AmphibiaWeb. In conjunction with the Digital Library Project, University of California, Berkeley.
Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network. Sponsored by Environment Canada.
CNAH. The Center for North American Herpetology. Academic portal to North American herpetology.
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