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Daniel F. Hughes, Ph.D.
New species of Afrixalus in Africa
Taxonomy: Zootaxa - 2022
SFD sampling in wild snakes
Disease surveillance: Journal of Wildlife Diseases - 2022
Exclusion barriers for treefrogs
Wildlife management: Wildlife Society Bulletin - 2021
Reproduction in Rhinophrynus
Life history: Journal of Herpetology - 2021
Evolution of chameleon viviparity
Phylogenetics: Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research - 2020
Logging impacts on amphibians
Timber harvest impacts in Uganda: Forest Ecology and Management - 2020
Texas horned lizard reproduction
Geographic variation in life history: Copeia - 2019
Shrike eats snake off a fence
Natural history observation: Herpetology Notes - 2019
Herpetofaunal diversity surveys
Community structure in Uganda wetland: Vie et Milieu - 2019
Thermal ecology of snakes
Body temperatures and life history: Northeastern Naturalist - 2019
Quantifying vertebrates in salads
Frequency and diversity of species: Science of the Total Environment - 2019
Evolution of burrowing asps
Phylogeny and diet reconstruction: PLoS ONE - 2019
Phylogeography of African lizards
A new species of Adolfus: Herpetological Monographs - 2018
Snake community composition
Species diversity and population dynamics: Herpetology Notes - 2018
Rio Grande Leopard Frog
Reproduction and life history: Journal of Natural History - 2018
Notes on the Unicorn Chameleon
Natural history: Amphibian and Reptile Conservation - 2018
Burrowing asp phylogeny
Historical biogeography: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution - 2018
Pygmy chameleon phylogeny
Historical biogeography: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution - 2018
Eastern Mud Turtle
Extended Summary: Chelonian Research Monographs - 2017
Nesting turtle community
Nesting characteristics: Herpetological Bulletin - 2017
Forest chameleon systematics
New species: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society - 2017
Leopard frog life history
Reproduction and growth: Basic and Applied Herpetology - 2017
Big Bend slider natural history
Behavior: Mesoamerican Herpetology - 2016
Snakes epidemiology
West Nile virus: One Health - 2016
Chameleon neuroanatomy
Brain preservation: PLoS ONE - 2016
Chameleon neuroanatomy
Brain preservation: bioRxiv (preprint) - 2016
Aquatic turtle population ecology
Pond use: Herpetological Conservation & Biology - 2016
Wolf snake predation
Diet and feeding Behavior: Herpetological Review - 2016
Smooth green snake nesting
Nest site selection: Herpetological Review - 2015
Leptopelis mackayi
Geographic distribution: Herpetological Review - 2015
Sphaerodactylus graptolaemus
Habitat use: Mesoamerican Herpetology - 2015
Gecko ecology on buildings
Colonization dynamics: Journal of Herpetology - 2015
Trachemys scripta elegans
Range extension: Collinsorum (Journal of Kansas Herpetology) - 2014
Green frog life history
Reproductive biology: Collinsorum (Journal of Kansas Herpetology) - 2014
Lithobates clamitans melanota
Myiasis: Herpetological Review - 2014
Cnemidophorus m. murinus
Myiasis: Herpetological Review - 2014
Airborne bacteria surveys
Diversity and abundance: Humboldt Journal of Microbiology - 2011
Posters
*posters are reduced size PDFs; email me for high-res copies*
Multi-scale processing pipeline
Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA -- Nov 2016
NPY in the chameleon brain
COURI Symposium, El Paso, TX -- July 2016
Neuroanatomical data rescue
Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL -- Oct 2015
Chameleon neuroanatomy
Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C. -- Nov 2014
Chameleon immunohistochemistry
COURI Symposium, El Paso, TX -- July 2014
Gecko colonization
Research Conference, Shippensburg, PA -- April 2013
Lizard myiasis
Graduate Symposium, Harrisburg, PA -- March 2013
Snake population ecology
Research Conference, Shippensburg, PA -- April 2012
Other
UWA Report (2015)
Title: EXPEDITION REPORT FROM UGANDA: HERPETOLOGICAL SURVEYS AT EIGHT CENTRAL FOREST RESERVES (AGORO-AGU, BUDONGO, ECHUYA, MABIRA, MOUNT KADAM, MOUNT KEI, MOUNT MOROTO, AND MOUNT OTZE) AND FOUR NATIONAL PARKS (BWINDI IMPENETRABLE, MGAHINGA GORILLA, MOUNT ELGON, AND RWENZORI MOUNTAINS)
UWA Report (2014)
Title: EXPEDITION REPORT FROM UGANDA: HERPETOLOGICAL SURVEYS AT BWINDI IMPENETRABLE NATIONAL PARK, RWENZORI MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, AND THE NORTHERN SHORE OF LAKE VICTORIA
MS thesis (2013)
Title: SNAKE ASSEMBLAGE DYNAMICS OF ARTIFICIAL WETLANDS IN SOUTH-CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR WETLAND MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION
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