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** * ** * *Herpetological Conservation and Biology* *New Issue Announcement* *Volume 4, Issue 1| APRIL 2009* http://www.herpconbio.org/* * * * *The Editorial Staff at Herpetological Conservation and Biology is pleased to announce the release of Volume 4(1). The current issue is comprised of 13 peer-reviewed articles on the ecology, life history, conservation, and management of amphibians and reptiles. The journal is open access and freely available to all at: http://www.herpconbio.org/. One recent addition to the journal is its availability on Twitter (http://twitter.com/herpconbio). The Editorial Staff at Herpetological Conservation and Biology thanks each of you for your continued support, and encourages your continued use and participation in Herpetological Conservation and Biology.* *Sincerely, Rob Lovich & Jeff Humphries * *Herpetological Conservation and Biology* *[email protected]* ------------------------------ * * *Articles* * <http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_2/Issue_2/Jackson_etal_2007.pdf><http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_2/Issue_2/Jackson_etal_2007.pdf> * *Abundance and Species Richness of Snakes along the Middle Rio Grande Riparian Forest in New Mexico. <http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_4/Issue_1/Bateman_etal_2009.pdf>** Heather L. Bateman, Alice Chung-MacCoubrey, Howard L. Snell, and Deborah M. Finch.* *Notes on the Ecology of Green Ratsnakes (Senticolis triaspis) in Southeastern Arizona.*<http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_4/Issue_1/Radke_Malcom_2009.pdf> *William R. Radke and Jacob W. Malcom.* *Species Diversity and Conservation Status of Amphibians in Madre de Dios, Southern Peru.<http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_4/Issue_1/vonMay_etal_2009.pdf> * <http://www.herpconbio.org/volume_2/issue_1/Gray_etal_2007.pdf> *Rudolf von May, Karen Siu-Ting, Jennifer M. Jacobs, Margarita Medina-M**ul* *ler, Giuseppe Gagliardi, Lily O. Rodriguez, and Maureen A. Donnelly.* *An Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi) Mark-Recapture Study in Southeastern Georgia.<http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_4/Issue_1/Stevenson_etal_2009.pdf> * *Dirk J. Stevenson, Kevin M. Enge, Lawrence D. Carlile, Karen J. Dyer, Terry M. Norton, Natalie L. Hysop, and Richard A. Kiltie.* *Hatching Plasticity of Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) Eggs in Response to Mosquito Fish (Gambusia affinis) Cues.<http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_4/Issue_1/Smith_Fortune_2009.pdf> * *Geoffrey R. Smith and Doran T. Fortune.* *The Influence of Reproductive Status on Thermal Ecology and Vegetation Use of Female Eastern Massasauga Ratlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) in Southwestern Michigan.<http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_4/Issue_1/Foster_etal_2009.pdf> ** Mellissa A. Foster, Kristin M. Bissell, Henry Campa III, and Tara Myers Harrison.. * *The Influence of Habitat Type and Structure on the Abundance of Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis (Gekkoninae) in Northern Madagascar.<http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_4/Issue_1/D%27Cruze_etal_2009a.pdf> * *Neil D'Cruze, Jeremy Sabel, Jeffrey Dawson, and Sunil Kumar.* *The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Lower Onilahy River Valley, a Temporary Protected Area in Southwest Madagascar.*<http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_4/Issue_1/D%27Cruze_etal_2009b.pdf> <http://www.herpconbio.org/volume_1/issue_2/Meshaka_etal_2006b.pdf> *Neil D'Cruze, Annette Olsonn, David Henson, Sunil Kumar, and David Emmett.* *Cover Object Usage Among an Assemblage of Iowa Snakes.<http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_4/Issue_1/Cox_etal_2009.pdf> * *Christian L. Cox, Eugenia S. Farrar, Jane D. Hey, and Matthew C. Morrill.* *Selection of Diet by Metamorphic and Juvenile Western Toads (Bufo boreas) in Northeastern Oregon. <http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_4/Issue_1/Bull_Hayes_2009.pdf>* *Evelyn L. Bull and Jane L. Hayes.* *Drowning in a Sea of Development: Distribution and Conservation Status of a Sand-swimming Lizard, Plestidon reynoldsi.<http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_4/Issue_1/Pike_Roznik_2009.pdf> ** **David A. Pike and Elizabeth A. Roznik. * *A 14-year Study of Amphibian Populations and Metacommunities.<http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_4/Issue_1/Brodman_2009.pdf> ** *Robert Brodman. *The Amphibians and Reptiles of Parque Nacional Carara, a Transitional Herpetofaunal Assemblage in Costa Rica.<http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_4/Issue_1/Laurencio_Malone_2009.pdf> * *David Laurencio and John H. Malone.*
