Environmental DNA (eDNA) assays have become a major aspect of surveys for aquatic
organisms in the past decade. These methods are highly sensitive, making them well-suited …

Abstract The Gulf Coast Toad (Incilius nebulifer) is an abundant and widespread species
within its range in the United States and Mexico, so it appears on many faunal checklists and …

Simple Summary Gut microbiomes can influence host health and fitness. Pollutants,
including antibiotics, tend to alter microbiomes. We examined the role of an undisturbed gut …

Padre Island is the world's longest barrier island and includes the longest stretch of
undeveloped barrier island in the world. Largely due to harsh environmental conditions and …

Herpetofauna are globally declining but often overlooked in conservation efforts. Since
many herpetofauna are susceptible to localized road mortality, we develop the first North …

Documenting changes in the distribution and abundance of a given taxon requires historical
data. In the absence of long-term monitoring data collected throughout the range of a taxon …

Leptodactylus fragilis is a recently introduced frog in Cuba, where it may impact local
populations of amphibians in different ways. Here, we combined two methods to predict the …

Anthropogenic activities in disturbance-mediated ecosystems might affect certain ecological
processes that, in turn, can affect the stability and resilience of those ecosystems. In upland …

At least one species of siren is endemic to the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, yet very little is
known about the populations of the region. Texas Parks and Wildlife refers to the …

Macroscopic examination of 622 Salado salamanders, Eurycea chisholmensis Chippindale,
Price, Wiens and Hillis, 2000, collected between June 2018 and July 2020 from 3 springs in …