A Study of Habitat Selection and Fluctuating Asymmetry of <em>Amybstoma tigrinum</em> at Henderson Island Wildlife Management Area in Jefferson County TN.

<p>Studies were conducted on a population of tiger salamanders, <em>Ambystoma tigrinum</em>, at Henderson Island Wildlife Management Area in Jefferson County, TN. Tests were conducted to locate the nonbreeding habitat of the salamanders and to detect any difference in fluctuating asymmetry (FA) between larval populations in a large, permanent pond and an ephemeral wetland. Drift fences were installed with pitfall traps at selected locations around each pond to determine nonbreeding habitat use by adults. Most adult salamanders were found using a blackberry (<em>Rubus sp.</em>) dominated old-field, a grassy field, and a shrub-grass mix field, which were all adjacent to the ponds. No statistical difference in FA between the 2 ponds.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MS (Master of Science)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - unrestricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Biology

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Ogle, Christopher Scott

• Fluctuating Asymmetry
• Non-breeding Habitat
• Tiger Salamander
• Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
• Life Sciences
• Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1261

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-2452