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• Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact.

  Authors:Molly K. Grace, H. Resit Akçakaya, Elizabeth L. Bennett, Thomas M. Brooks, Anna Heath, Simon Hedges, et al.From:Conservation Biology (Vol. 35, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20211,045 words Report

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• Optimizing the power of human performed audio surveys for monitoring the endangered Houston toad using automated recording devices.

  Authors:Andrew R. MacLaren, Paul S. Crump, and Michael R.J. ForstnerFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 6, 20216,003 words Article 1610LKnowledge regarding the locations of populations of endangered species is a critical part of recovery and facilitates land use planning that avoids unnecessary impacts. Regulatory agencies often support the development...

• Feral hog damage to endangered Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis) habitat in the Lost Pines of Texas

  Authors:Donald J. Brown, Melissa C. Jones, Jim Bell, and Michael R.J. ForstnerFrom:The Texas Journal of Science (Vol. 64, Issue 1-4) Peer-Reviewed

  February-November 20124,911 words Article 1300LAbstract.--Feral hogs (Sus scrofa) are considered a destructive exotic invasive species in the U.S., and their abundance appears to be increasing in the Lost Pines ecoregion of Texas. This is of particular concern due...

• Rediscovery of the headwater catfish Ictalurus lupus (Ictaluridae) in a western gulf-slope drainage

  Authors:Preston T. Bean, Jacob T. Jackson, Diana J. McHenry, Timothy H. Bonner, and Michael R.J. ForstnerFrom:Southwestern Naturalist (Vol. 56, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20112,551 words Report 1390LStream flow modifications, such as reduced spring flow and construction of low-head dams, have led to declines in the headwater catfish (Ictalurus lupus) across much of its range, as has competition with channel catfish...

• Development and Validation of Automated Detection Tools for Vocalizations of Rare and Endangered Anurans

  Authors:Andrew R. Maclaren, Shawn F. Mccracken, and Michael R.J. ForstnerFrom:Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20185,718 words Report 1300LFor many rare or endangered anurans, monitoring is achieved via auditory cues alone. Human-performed audio surveys are inherently biased, and may fail to detect animals when they are present. Automated audio recognition...

• Variation in Reproductive Output of the Red-crowned Roofed Turtle (Batagur kachuga) and the Three-striped Roofed Turtle (Batagur dhongoka) in the Chambal River of North India

  Authors:Shashwat Sirsi, Shailendra Singh, Ashutosh Tripathi, Shawn F. McCracken, Michael R.J. Forstner, and Brian D. HorneFrom:Chelonian Conservation and Biology (Vol. 16, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20178,578 words Report 1360L

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• Herpetofaunal inventory of Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas: community composition in an urban landscape

  Authors:Adam W. Ferguson, Molly M. McDonough, and Michael R.J. ForstnerFrom:The Texas Journal of Science (Vol. 60, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20084,078 words Report 1430LAmphibians and reptiles were surveyed using standard sampling techniques at Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas in 2004 and 2005 as part of the Texas National Guard's biological inventory of the property. A total of 555...

• Genetic Variability in mtDNA of the Silvery Gibbon: Implications for the Conservation of a Critically Endangered Species

  Authors:Noviar Andayani, Juan Carlos Morales, Michael R.J. Forstner, Jatna Supriatna, and Don J. MelnickFrom:Conservation Biology (Vol. 15, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  June 2001429 words Report

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• Minimal genetic structure in the Rio Grande cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi)

  Authors:Lindley A. Bailey, James R. Dixon, Rick Hudson, and Michael R.J. ForstnerFrom:Southwestern Naturalist (Vol. 53, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20083,588 words Report 1420LABSTRACT--Extensive surveys of recent occurrences of Pseudemys gorzugi and its likely historical distribution in the Rio Grande Basin reveal a low population density and a paucity of juveniles. Genetic analyses of the...

• Evaluating the effects of red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) on juvenile Houston Toads (Bufo [=Anaxyrus] houstonensis) in Colorado County, TX

  Authors:Shashwat Sirsi, Madeleine J. Marsh, and Michael R.J. ForstnerFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 10, 202010,507 words Article 1480LThe spread of invasive species is considered a major threat to biodiversity, second only to habitat loss. Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta) are a globally invasive species with negative impacts reported on...

• Systematics of isolated populations of short-tailed shrews (soricidae: Blarina) in Texas

  Authors:Susannah M. Reilly, Richard W. Manning, Chris C. Nice, and Michael R.J. ForstnerFrom:Journal of Mammalogy (Vol. 86, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 2005156 words Author abstract

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• Predictive models for calling and movement activity of the endangered Houston toad

  Authors:Donald J. Brown, Todd M. Swannack, and Michael R.J. ForstnerFrom:The American Midland Naturalist (Vol. 169, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20137,053 words Report 1400LAnuran monitoring has increased in recent years in response to global population declines. Delineating abiotic factors that influence anuran activity patterns is important for maximizing monitoring and research...

• Escapes from hoop nets by red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta)

  Authors:Donald J. Brown, Bei DeVolld, and Michael R.J. ForstnerFrom:Southwestern Naturalist (Vol. 56, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20112,477 words Report 1340LWe investigated the influence of sex and depth of body on escapes from hoop nets by redeared sliders (Trachemys scripta) to assess if escapes from traps potentially biased estimates of structureof populations. Turtles...

• Visual summary of herpetofaunal diversity in Texas

  Authors:Donald J. Brown, James R. Dixon, and Michael R.J. ForstnerFrom:Southwestern Naturalist (Vol. 57, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20121,180 words Report 1230LTexas has 215 native herpetofaunal species. We visually summarized herpetofaunal diversity across Texas to identify species-rich counties and counties that likely are under-surveyed. Mean number of species per county...

• Inferring absence of Houston toads given imperfect detection probabilities

  Authors:Jacob T. Jackson, Floyd W. Weckerly, Todd M. Swannack, and Michael R.J. ForstnerFrom:The Journal of Wildlife Management (Vol. 70, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 200670 words Article

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• The effects of range expansion on the population genetics of White-winged Doves in Texas

  Authors:Christin L. Pruett, Susan M. Tanksley, Michael F. Small, Jeremy F. Taylor, and Michael R.J. ForstnerFrom:The American Midland Naturalist (Vol. 166, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20114,509 words Report 1300LSpecies that undergo range expansions often exhibit a loss of genetic diversity in populations found at the leading edge of the expansion and show a genetic signal of isolation by distance. We examined the genetic...

• Population genetics of Texas spiny softshell turtles (Apalone spinifera emoryi) under various anthropogenic pressures in two distinct regions of their range in Texas

  Authors:Ivana Mali, Andrea Villamizar-Gomez, Trina M. Guerra, Michael W. Vandewege, and Michael R.J. ForstnerFrom:Chelonian Conservation and Biology (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20155,910 words Report 1350L

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• Comparison of hoop-net trapping and visual surveys to monitor abundance of the Rio Grande cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi)

  Authors:Ivana Mali, Adam Duarte, and Michael R.J. ForstnerFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 6) Peer-Reviewed

  May 11, 20186,948 words Report 1540LAbundance estimates play an important part in the regulatory and conservation decision-making process. It is important to correct monitoring data for imperfect detection when using these data to track spatial and...

• Genetic characterization and habitat use of Eurycea pterophila salamanders from Jacob's well, hays county, Texas

  Authors:Jean K. Krejca, Diana J. McHenry, Krista M. McDermid, Zachary C. Adcock, and Michael R.J. ForstnerFrom:Southwestern Naturalist (Vol. 62, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20175,852 words Report 1490LMuestreamos a Eurycea pterophila, tipicamente considerada una especie asociada con los manantiales, de profundidades sin precedentes dentro de Jacob's Well, una cueva natural en el acuifero Trinity. Casi todas las...

• Second report of the southern painted turtle, Chrysemys dorsalis (testudines: emydidae), from Texas, with comments on its genetic relationship to other populations

  Authors:Chris T. McAllister, Michael R.J. Forstner, and Jonathan P. FullerFrom:The Texas Journal of Science (Vol. 59, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20071,177 words Article 1440LThe southern painted turtle, Chrysemys dorsalis (Agassiz 1857) is a medium-sized emydid turtle that ranges from western Tennessee south through Alabama and Mississippi and westward to eastern Arkansas, Louisiana,...