First Name: Nancy E.Last Name: KarrakerPublications: YearPublication 1997"A Tailed Frog (Ascaphus truei) Nest Site in Northwestern California" in Northwestern Naturalist 1999"Natural History Notes: Southern Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton variegatus). Nest Site" in Herpetological Review 2001"String Theory: Reducing Mortality of Mammals in Pitfall Traps" in Wildlife Society Bulletin 2001"Natural History Notes: Ascaphus truei (Tailed Frog). Predation" in Herpetological Review 2002"Effects of silvicultural edges on terrestrial amphibian abundance and microclimate in northwestern California" in Theses and Projects 2005"Oviposition Site of the Southern Torrent Salamander (Rhyacotriton variegatus) in Northwestern California" in Northwestern Naturalist 2005"Influences of the vegetation mosaic on riparian and stream environments in a mixed forest-grassland landscape in “Mediterranean” northwestern California" in Ecography 2006"Effects of Warming Conditions in Eastern North American Forests on Red-Backed Salamander Morphology" in Conservation Biology 2006"Taxonomic Variation in Oviposition by Tailed Frogs (Ascaphus spp)" in Northwestern Naturalist 2006"Long-term impacts of even-aged timber management on abundance and body condition of terrestrial amphibians in Northwestern California" in Biological Conservation 2006"Reproductive ecology of Atelopus zeteki and comparisons to other members of the genus" in Herpetological Review 2006"Natural History Notes: Atelopus varius (Variable Harlequin Frog) and Atelopus zeteki (Panamanian Golden Frog). Ectoparasites" in Herpetological Review 2007"Diet of the Del Norte Salamander (Plethodon elongatus): Differences by Age, Gender, and Season" in Northwestern Naturalist 2007"A new method for estimating clutch sizes of ambystomatid salamanders and ranid frogs: Introducing the ovagram" in Herpetological Review 2007"Are embryonic and larval Green Frogs (Rana clamitans) insensitive to road deicing salt?" in Herpetological Conservation and Biology 2008"Impacts of Road Deicing Salt on the Demography of Vernal Pool-Breeding Amphibians" in Ecological Applications 2009"Effect of road deicing salt on the susceptibility of amphibian embryos to infection by water molds" in Environmental Research 2009"Amphibian production in forested landscapes in relation to wetland hydroperiod: A case study of vernal pools and beaver ponds" in Biological Conservation 2010"Effects of increased salinity and an introduced predator on lowland amphibians in Southern China: Species identity matters" in Biological Conservation 2011"Are toad tadpoles unpalatable: evidence from the behaviour of a predatory dragonfly in South China" in Amphibia-Reptilia 2011"Road deicing salt irreversibly disrupts osmoregulation of salamander egg clutches" in Environmental Pollution 2011"Contrasting road effect signals in reproduction of long- versus short-lived amphibians" in Hydrobiologia 2011"Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Three Survey Methods For Sampling Terrestrial Herpetofauna In South China" in Herpetological Conservation and Biology 2012"Terrestrial herpetofaunal assemblages in secondary forests and exotic Lophostemon confertus plantations in South China" in Forest Ecology and Management 2012"Are we losing common and widespread species? Implications from the phylogeography of the floating frog (Occidozyga lima)" in 97th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting 2013"Shading Mediates the Interaction Between an Amphibian and a Predatory Fly" in Herpetologica 2013"Breeding Dynamics, Diet, and Body Condition of the Hong Kong Newt (Paramesotriton hongkongensis)" in Herpetological Monographs 2013"Demographic Evidence of Illegal Harvesting of an Endangered Asian Turtle" in Conservation Biology 2013"Toads, roads, and nodes: Collaborative assessment of amphibian diversity in the Eastern and Central U.S.A. reveals pervasive effects of roads and traffic" in 98th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting 2014"Is an assessment factor of 10 appropriate to account for the variation in chemical toxicity to freshwater ectotherms under different thermal conditions?" in Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2014"Reproduction of endangered Big-headed Turtle, Platysternon megacephalum (Reptilia: Testudines: Platysternidae)" in Acta Herpetologica 2014"Demography of Quasipaa frogs in China reveals high vulnerability to widespread harvest pressure" in Biological Conservation 2014"Blood Clinical Biochemistry and Packed Cell Volume of the Chinese Three-Striped Box Turtle, Cuora trifasciata (Reptilia: Geoemydidae)" in Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 2014"Is the island rule general? Turtles disagree" in Global Ecology and Biogeography 2014"Invasive apple snails (Pomacea canaliculata) are predators of amphibians in South China" in Biological Invasions 2014"Citizen science reveals widespread negative effects of roads on amphibian distributions" in Biological Conservation 2015Chapter 4 "Road Effects on Habitat Quality for Small Animals" in Roads and Ecological Infrastructure: Concepts and Applications for Small Animals 2015"Growth Rate and an Evaluation of Age Estimation for the Endangered Big-Headed Turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) in China" in Journal of Herpetology 2015"Spatial ecology of endangered big-headed turtles (Platysternon megacephalum): Implications of its vulnerability to illegal trapping" in Journal of Wildlife Management 2015"Natural History Notes: Dryocalamus subannulatus (Malayan Bridle Snake). Behavior" in Herpetological Review 2015"Temperature-dependent acute toxicity of methomyl pesticide on larvae of 3 Asian amphibian species" in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2016"Development of Nine Microsatellite Markers for Paramesotriton hongkongensis (Hong Kong Newt) Through Shotgun Sequencing and Cross-species Amplification in Other Asian Salamandrids" in Current Herpetology 2016"Is long-distance translocation an effective mitigation tool for white-lipped pit vipers (Trimeresurus albolabris) in South China?" in Biological Conservation 2016"Diet of the endangered big-headed turtle Platysternon megacephalum" in PeerJ 2016"Natural History Notes: Rhacophorus kio. Oviposition and Nest Construction" in Herpetological Review 2017"Effects of roads and land use on frog distributions across spatial scales and regions in the Eastern and Central United States" in Diversity and Distributions 2017"Delineation of core terrestrial habitat for conservation of a tropical salamander: The Hong Kong newt (Paramesotriton hongkongensis)" in Biological Conservation 2017"Evolutionary response to global change: Climate and land use interact to shape color polymorphism in a woodland salamander" in Ecology and Evolution 2017"Does forest extent affect salamander survival? Evidence from a long-term demographic study of a tropical newt" in Ecology and Evolution 2017"Nematomorpha from Hong Kong and description of a new species from Malaysia" in Zootaxa 2017"Activity Patterns and Habitat Use of Ansonia hanitschi on Gunung Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia" in Herpetological Conservation and Biology 2017"Reproductive Biology and Natural History of the White-lipped Pit Viper (Trimeresurus albolabris Gray, 1842) in Hong Kong" in Herpetological Conservation and Biology 2017"Responses of a Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) Population to Creation of Early-successional Habitat" in Herpetological Conservation and Biology 2018"Signals of forest degradation in the demography of common Asian amphibians" in PeerJ 2018"Better science through rhetoric: A new model and pilot program for training graduate student science writers" in Technical Communication Quarterly 2018"Impacts of Climate Change on Amphibian Biodiversity" in Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene 2019"Occupancy of freshwater turtles across a gradient of altered landscapes" in Journal of Wildlife Management 2019"A Comparison of the Population Genetic Structure and Diversity between a Common (Chrysemys p. picta) and an Endangered (Clemmys guttata) Freshwater Turtle" in Diversity 2019"Population demography of Oldham’s leaf turtle (Cyclemys oldhamii) in protected and disturbed habitats in Thailand" in PeerJ 2019"Native amphibian larvae exhibit higher upper thermal limits but lower performance than their introduced predator Gambusia affinis" in Journal of Thermal Biology 2020"Non-marine turtle plays important functional roles in Indonesian ecosystems" in Ecology and Evolution 2020"Road mortality threatens endemic species in a national park in Sulawesi, Indonesia" in Global Ecology and Conservation 2021"Novel reproductive behavior in an Asian frog: sex-reversed inguinal amplexus" in Ecosphere 2021"Confirmation Bias Perpetuates Century-Old Ecological Misconception: Evidence Against ‘Secretive’ Behavior of Eastern Spadefoots" in Journal of Herpetology 2021"Training Graduate Students in Multiple Genres of Public and Academic Science Writing: An Assessment Using an Adaptable, Interdisciplinary Rubric" in Frontiers in Environmental Science 2021"Assessing the diet of the endangered Beale’s eyed turtle (Sacalia bealei) using faecal content and stable isotope analyses: Implications for conservation" in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 2021"The Amphibians and Reptiles of Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park, Southweest Sulawesi" in Media Konservasi 2021"Mortality of Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene c. carolina) After a Growing Season Prescribed Fire" in Herpetological Conservation and Biology 2022"Defining a Flexible Notion of “Good” STEM Writing Across Contexts: Lessons Learned From a Cross-Institutional Conversation" in Frontiers in Communication 2022"Estimating Road Mortality Hotspots While Accounting for Imperfect Detection: A Case Study with Amphibians and Reptiles" in Land 2022"Assortative mixing in eastern spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrookii) spatial networks is driven by landscape features" in Ecosphere 2022"Online sale of small turtles circumvents public health regulations in the United States" in PLoS One 2023"Post-emergence movements and habitat use by hatchling diamondback terrapins" in Journal of Wildlife Management 2023"Sexual Dimorphism in Endangered Jemez Mountains Salamanders (Plethodon neomexicanus)" in Journal of Herpetology 2023"Developing bottom drifters to better understand the stranding locations of cold-stunned sea turtles in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts" in PeerJ 2023"The identity of Tokays (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Gekko) from Hong Kong" in Zootaxa 2023"Characterization of diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) nesting and nest predation at a site in northeastern USA" in Herpetological Conservation and Biology 2024"A new approach for increasing graduate students’ science communication capacity and confidence" in PeerJ