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| Title | Presence of the red-spotted newt, Notophthalmus viridescens rafinesque (amphibia, urodela, salamandridae), in waters exceeding 12 meters in Lake George, New York |
| Creator/Author | George, C.J. (Union Coll., Schenectady, NY) ; Boylen, C.W. ; Sheldon, R.B. |
| Publication Date | 1977 Jan 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 6894049 |
| Other Number(s) | Journal ID: CODEN: JHERA |
| Resource Type | Journal Article |
| Resource Relation | Journal Name: J. Herpetol.; (United States); Journal Volume: 11:1 |
| Subject | 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; SALAMANDERS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; DEPTH; DIET; FOOD CHAINS; HABITAT; LAKES; NEW YORK; PLANTS; RANGE; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CONTROL; DIMENSIONS; ECOSYSTEMS; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; NORTH AMERICA; SURFACE WATERS; USA; VERTEBRATES |
| Description/Abstract | The newt was commonly encountered in depths ranging from the highly organic shallows of embayments to depths up to 13 meters. The incidence of the species in depths greater than a few meters is generally unrecognized. Several possible reasons for the deep habitat of these newts may be inferred. In most instances the newts were found at or just below the thermocline. Throughout the summer, as the thermocline shifted to deeper depths, so did the newts, possibly indicating a thermal preference. Such behavioral thermoregulation has been demonstrated in the red-bellied newt in which the aquatic adults avoided temperatures above 18 to 20/sup 0/C but showed little avoidance of near-freezing temperatures. The cover and food associated with the vast beds of NITELLA FLEXILIS may be other factors. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: X; Size: Pages: 87-90 |
| System Entry Date | 2008 Feb 08 |
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