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Farewell to the bottle trap? An evaluation of aquatic funnel traps for great crested newt surveys (Triturus cristatus) (2013)
Journal Article
funnel traps for great crested newt surveys (Triturus cristatus). Herpetological journal, 23(4), 241-244

Aquatic funnel traps are an established technique for the capture of newts. In the United Kingdom they are widely used for commercial surveys of great crested newts (Triturus cristatus) to comply with EU regulations during land developments such as c... Read More about Farewell to the bottle trap? An evaluation of aquatic funnel traps for great crested newt surveys (Triturus cristatus).

Sexual size dimorphism in anurans fails to obey Rensch’s rule (2013)
Journal Article
Rensch’s rule. Frontiers in Zoology, 10(10), https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-10-10

Background: Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) is related to ecology, behaviour and life history of organisms. Rensch’s rule states that SSD increases with overall body size in species where males are the larger sex, while decreasing with body size when... Read More about Sexual size dimorphism in anurans fails to obey Rensch’s rule.