Recently added articles from The Texas Journal of Science:
Vegetation of South Padre Island, Texas: freshwater and brackish wetlands.(Report)
May 01, 2009; ... Abstract.--Species composition and importance, species richness, species diversity, and evenness were compared among 14 freshwater and brackish wetlands in the secondary dunes and vegetated flats topographic zone of South Padre Island, Texas. Twenty-four different species were found among ...
Seasonal trophic ecology of the white-ankled mouse, Peromyscus pectoralis (Rodentia: muridae) in central Texas.(Report)
May 01, 2009; ... Abstract.--Fruits and seeds, green foliage, and animal matter composed the seasonal diets of Peromyscus pectoralis in central Texas. Based on changes in foods consumed, five distinct seasons were delineated. Trophic diversity differed among seasons, with diversity highest in summer and ...
Changes in vegetation patterns and their effect on Texas kangaroo rats (Dipodomys elator).(Report)
May 01, 2009; ... Abstract.--Investigations of vegetation in Wichita County, Texas indicate that changes in patterns of grazing and the introduction of non-native plant species may affect populations of the Texas kangaroo rat. Intensely and moderately grazed areas were compared to each other and to a ...
Breeding biology of the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) in northeast Texas with temporal and geographic comparisons to other North American studies.(Report)
May 01, 2009; ... Abstract.--The reproductive output of American barn swallows (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster) was studied over a five year period at a colony in northeast Texas. Clutch size, hatching success, nestling success, and nesting success were all found to vary significantly among years suggesting ...
Reproductive cycle of the Central American mabuya, Mabuya unimarginata (squamata: scincidae) from Costa Rica.(GENERAL NOTES)(Report)
May 01, 2009; ... The Central American mabuya, Mabuya unimarginata is a common diurnal skink ranging from Colima and Veracruz, Mexico to Panama at 1-1,500 m where it inhabits a variety of habitats (Savage 2002). Information on its reproduction is in Webb (1958), McCoy (1966), Fitch (1973), Alvarez del Toro ...