The Effects of Urbanization on Herpetofauna
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Herpetology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 August 2023) | Viewed by 13915
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Urban ecology is a broad and growing field, reflecting the growth of urban areas globally. The persistence of some taxa within these urban areas is due both to the survival of suitable habitat and to adaptation by the organisms to an altered environment with different temperature regimes, cover, food and risk of predation. Amphibians and Reptiles, diverse groups, show all types of response to urbanisation, from local extinction to adaptation to a novel, favourable environment. This Special Issue aims to include studies on urbanisation and herpetofauna from around the world, including the following topics:
- Physiology;
- Diet;
- Habitat use;
- Competition;
- Invasive species.
Dr. Bill Bateman
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- reptile
- snake
- lizard
- turtle
- chelonian
- crocodilian
- urban ecology
- population
- behaviour
- habitat use
- telemetry
- physiology
- novel habitat
- habitat fragmentation
- amphibians
- frogs
- toads
- salamanders
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