Development of husbandry practices for the captive breeding of key largo woodrats (Neotoma floridana smalli)

Zoo Biology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina A. Alligood ◽  
Andre J. Daneault ◽  
Robert C. Carlson ◽  
Thomas Dillenbeck ◽  
Catharine J. Wheaton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Captive Breeding ◽  
Neotoma Floridana ◽  
Husbandry Practices ◽  
Key Largo

Glomerulonephropathy in Aged Captive Key Largo Woodrats (Neotoma floridana smalli)

2011 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 710-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. P. Terrell ◽  
F. C. Origgi ◽  
D. Agnew
Keyword(s):  
Neotoma Floridana ◽  
Key Largo

Using museum specimens to assess historical distribution and genetic diversity in an endangered butterfly

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily V. Saarinen ◽  
Jaret C. Daniels
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Captive Breeding ◽  
Florida Keys ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Museum Specimens ◽  
Isolated Populations ◽  
Population Number ◽  
Metapopulation Structure ◽  
Historical Distribution ◽  
Key Largo

The Miami blue butterfly,Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri, is a state-endangered taxon in Florida and a candidate for federal listing. This once common butterfly saw a dramatic decline in population number and abundance in the 1970s and 1980s, but significant collections of individuals prior to this decline are deposited in natural history museums. Using museum specimens, we quantified the genetic diversity in a historical population present in Key Largo, Florida in 1940, 1960, and 1980. Genetic diversity was consistently high within this historical population, but diversity was observed to decrease over the decades sampled. A comparison of historical diversity from the Key Largo population with the extant populations on Bahia Honda State Park (BHSP) and Key West National Wildlife Refuge (KWNWR) revealed differences in allelic frequencies, but only minor differences in the overall number of alleles. The historical distribution of butterflies throughout the Florida Keys further suggests a metapopulation structure. This structure involved partially-isolated populations ofC. t. bethunebakerithat were loosely connected via gene flow and that underwent localized extinction and colonization events along the chain of suitable habitat in the Florida Keys. It appears that a “mini-metapopulation” currently exists on BHSP and KWNWR; structures that are similar to the historical metapopulation structure and distribution of populations on a larger scale. Knowledge of historical distribution helps to plan future reintroduction events with captive-bred butterflies. Additional populations of butterflies may represent undiscovered genetic diversity that, if appropriate, may be further incorporated into captive-breeding efforts.

Behavioral predictors of copulation in captive Key Largo woodrats (Neotoma floridana smalli)

2009 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina A. Alligood ◽  
Catharine J. Wheaton ◽  
Andre J. Daneault ◽  
Robert C. Carlson ◽  
Anne Savage
Keyword(s):  
Neotoma Floridana ◽  
Behavioral Predictors ◽  
Key Largo

First report of alloparental care in the Key Largo woodrat (Neotoma floridana smalli)

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Wheaton ◽  
C. Alligood ◽  
M. Pearson ◽  
T. Gleeson ◽  
A. Savage
Keyword(s):  
Alloparental Care ◽  
First Report ◽  
Neotoma Floridana ◽  
Key Largo

The vocal repertoire of the Key Largo woodrat (Neotoma floridana smalli)

2012 ◽  
Vol 132 (5) ◽  
pp. 3550-3558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Soltis ◽  
Christina A. Alligood ◽  
Tracy E. Blowers ◽  
Anne Savage
Keyword(s):  
Vocal Repertoire ◽  
Neotoma Floridana ◽  
Key Largo

Seasonal Variation in Composition of Key Largo Woodrat (Neotoma floridana smalli) Diets

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 405-414
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Kanine ◽  
Steven B. Castleberry ◽  
Michael T. Mengak ◽  
Christopher Winchester
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
Neotoma Floridana ◽  
Key Largo

Pup development and maternal behavior in captive Key Largo woodrats (Neotoma floridana smalli)

Zoo Biology ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 394-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina A. Alligood ◽  
Catharine J. Wheaton ◽  
Holly M. Forde ◽  
Kathleen N. Smith ◽  
Andre J. Daneault ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Behavior ◽  
Neotoma Floridana ◽  
Pup Development ◽  
Key Largo
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