Rising temperatures could benefit the Common Snapping Turtle. CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — A recently published study of snapping turtle nests at Gimlet Lake in Garden County Nebraska from 1990 – 2015 found that warmer fall temperatures positively correlate to larger eggs and larger numbers of eggs, while warmer spring temperatures are negatively correlated with egg size… Continue reading Rising temperatures could benefit the Snapping Turtle.
Category: Publication
Biology of the Rattlesnakes II released
Biology of the Rattlesnakes II, edited by UBAP staff member Michael Dreslik, is now available from ECO Herpetological Publishing. M. J. Dreslik, W. K. Hayes, S. J. Beaupre, and S. P. Mackessy (eds), The Biology of the Rattlesnakes II. ECO Herpetological Publishing and Distribution, Rodeo, New Mexico is now available. Click for more information
Sarah Douglass: Mussel Field Biologist
UBAP Malacologist Sarah Douglass was featured as a Woman in Science. Read the article from the Prairie Research Institute
Team discovers a new invasive clam in the U.S.
A new species or “form” of Asian clam was discovered in the Illinois River by Jeremy Tiemann and Sarah Douglass. The discovery, confirmed by genetics, means a new invasive clam has made its official debut in North America, joining the countless other aquatic invasive species now found in our waters. Read the Illinois News Bureau… Continue reading Team discovers a new invasive clam in the U.S.
INHS herpetologists to monitor Will County Blanding’s Turtles
Following the discovery last year of a nesting Blanding’s Turtle in a suburban backyard, INHS herpetologists have been awarded a contract to survey for the endangered Blanding’s Turtles in Will County Forest Preserves. Read article in Daily Herald
Illinois team tackles mysterious disease afflicting wild and captive snakes
INHS scientists are collaborating to understand Snake Fungal Disease and its impacts on endangered snakes in Illinois. “We’re trying to protect an endangered species,” said INHS herpetologist and postdoctoral researcher Sarah Baker, a collaborator with Allender on several studies. “A lot of pit viper populations are declining – not only in Illinois, but nationwide. Snake… Continue reading Illinois team tackles mysterious disease afflicting wild and captive snakes
Most mussels survive relocation
In a three-year study, aquatic ecologist Jeremy Tiemann and colleagues at the Illinois Natural History Survey, a division of PRI, relocated 100 mussels upriver during a reconstruction project on the Interstate 90 bridge over the Kishwaukee River in northern Illinois. “Our data suggest that short-distance relocation is a viable tool for mussel conservation,” Tiemann said.… Continue reading Most mussels survive relocation