Gage H. Dayton

PUBLICATIONS

Published, in Press, and in Revision

Dayton, G.H., P.K. Dayton, and H.W. Greene. Accepted. Uncharted territory and serendipitous opportunities. Chapter introduction for upcoming book: “Viewing nature from the shoulders of giants: Timeless readings in natural history” to be published by University of Chicago Press.

Dayton, G.H. In press. Seasonality. In S.E. Jorgensen, ed. Encyclopedia of Ecology. Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Dayton, G.H. In press. Water availability. In S.E. Jorgensen, ed. Encyclopedia of Ecology. Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Dayton, G.H., L.B. Dayton, and R. Skiles. 2007. Frogs and toads of Big Bend National Park. College Station, Texas A&M University Press. pp.51 (Cover PDF)

Dayton, G.H. and L.A. Fitzgerald. 2006. Habitat suitability models for desert amphibians. Biological Conservation. (PDF)

Dayton, G.H. and L.A. Fitzgerald. 2005. Priority effects and desert anuran communities. Canadian Journal of Zoology 83(8):112-116.

Dayton, G.H., D. Saenz, K.A. Baum, L.B. Langerhans, T.J. DeWitt. 2005. Bodyshape, burst speed, and escape behavior of larval anurans. Oikos 111(3):582-591. (PDF)

Dayton, G.H. and C.W. Painter. 2005. Bufo speciosus. In Lannoo, M.J. (Ed.), Status and Conservation of U.S. Amphibians. University of California Press, Berkeley, California.

Dayton, G.H., R.E. Jung, and S. Droege. 2004. Large-scale habitat associations of four desert anurans in Big Bend National Park, Texas. Journal of Herpetology 38(4):619-627.

Saenz D, J.B. Johnson, C.K. Adams, and G.H. Dayton. 2003. Accelerated hatching of southern leopard frog (Rana sphenocephala) eggs in response to the presence of a crayfish (Procambarus nigrocinctus) predator. Copeia 2003:646-649.

Jung, R.E., G.H. Dayton, S.J Williamson, J.R.Sauer, and S. Droege. 2002. Red dye staining as a technique for estimating anuran tadpole populations in desert pools. Journal of Herpetology 36(3): 465-472.(PDF)

Dayton, G.H and S.W. Dayton. 2002. Cannibalistic Behavior in Scaphiopus couchii: More Evidence for Larval Anuran Oophagy. Journal of Herpetology 36(3):531-532.(PDF)

Bonine, K.E., G.H. Dayton, and R.E. Jung. 2001. Attempted predation of Couch's spadefoot (Scaphiopus couchii) juveniles by ants (Aphenogaster cockerelli). The Southwestern Naturalist 46(1):104-106.

Dayton, G.H. and L.A. Fitzgerald. 2001. Competition, predation and the distribution of four desert anurans. Oecologia 129(3):430-435.(PDF)

Popular Articles, Scienitfic Notes, and Reviews

Dayton, G.H. 2006. Book review of “Vernal Pools: Natural history and conservation.” Ecological Engineering 28:380-381.

Ryberg, A.W. and G.H. Dayton. 2004. Natural History Note. Scaphiopus couchii. Predation. Herpetological Review 36(3):263.

Dayton, G.H. 2003. Conservation and ecology of Chihuahuan Desert amphibians. The Chihuahuan Desert Discovery, Fall/Winter 2003.

Dayton, G.H. 2003. Big Bend amphibian conservation and ecology. Big Bend resource management tracks, Volume 3 Spring 2003.

Dayton, G.H. 2002. Revision of the Big Bend Herpetofauna List. Big Bend Natural History Association.

Dayton, G. H., L. A. Fitzgerald and M. I. Goldstein. 2001. Geographic distribution. Bufo valliceps. Herpetological Review. 32(2):112.

Dayton, G.H. 2000. Natural History Note. Gastrophryne olivacea. Vocalization. Herpetological Review. 31(1):40.

Dayton, G.H. and R.E. Jung. 1999. Natural History Note. Scaphiopus couchii. Predation. Herpetological Review. 30(3):164.