The western Plethodon include vandykei vandykei, v. idahoensis,
larselli, dunni,vehiculum, stormi, elongatus, and an undescribed
form referred to as the "unstriped" Plethodon. These
salamanders have been placed into three species groups: the
Vandykei group, the Vehiculum group, and the Elongatus group.
Range maps are provided and geographic variation is discussed...
The ecology of a population of snowshoe hares, Lepus
americanus washingtonii, was studied in western Oregon from 1960
to 1962. Objectives were to obtain information to control hares,
which frequently cause damage to coniferous reproduction in the
region, and to compare the life history of this little-studied subspecies
with others....
An investigation was undertaken to determine if respiratory
changes might occur in conjunction with migrations of the rough-skinned
newt, Taricha granulosa (Skilton) in and out of ponds in the
Willamette Valley. A field study was carried on from December
1964 through October 1965 to investigate certain physical and
chemical parameters...
Habitat selection behavior was investigated as a proximate mechanism influencing spatial distributions of three species of anuran larvae. Rana cascadae, Hyla regilla, and Bufo boreas overlap in distribution in lakes and ponds of the Cascade Mts. and were chosen to provide a comparative basis for analyzing habitat selection behavior. Major...
The embryonic and larval stages of the long-toed salamander,
Ambystoma macrodactylum are described from fertilization through
the development of five toes on the posterior limbs. New stage numbers
are employed in the description of the hind limb.
The eggs used in the study were obtained by the injection of
pituitary...
Phenetic relationships in insular populations of Lacerta sicula
and L. melisellensis correspond to geologic ages of the islands in two
regions of the Adriatic Sea. Populations of L. melisellensis on older
islands are more similar to populations of L. sicula than are L. melisellensis
from younger islands, and examination of...
Eggs, larvae and adults of the four subspecies of Hy la regilla
occurring in Oregon as given by Jameson, Mackey and Richmond
(1966) were collected and subjected to salt stress in a series of
graded seawaters.
It was found that in all cases adults were more tolerant than
larvae and...