Trait variation in patchy landscapes: Morphology of spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) varies more within ponds than between ponds

Elizabeth T. Green; Anthony I. Dell; John A. Crawford; Elizabeth G. Biro; David R. Daversa

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0299101

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Trait variation in patchy landscapes: Morphology of spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) varies more within ponds than between ponds

Elizabeth T. Green,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC), East Alton, IL, United States of America, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States of America
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Anthony I. Dell,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC), East Alton, IL, United States of America, Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States of America
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John A. Crawford,

Roles Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC), East Alton, IL, United States of America
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Elizabeth G. Biro,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States of America, Tyson Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States of America
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David R. Daversa

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: ddaversa@gmail.com, ddaversa@ucla.edu

Affiliations National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC), East Alton, IL, United States of America, Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States of America, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8984-8897

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Trait variation in patchy landscapes: Morphology of spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) varies more within ponds than between ponds

Elizabeth T. Green,
Anthony I. Dell,
John A. Crawford,
Elizabeth G. Biro,
David R. Daversa

Published: April 4, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299101

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