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4915
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1687

Overview

Robert G. Jaeger was affiliated with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the United States. Their research spanned multiple areas within environmental and biological sciences, with a focus on amphibians and reptiles.

The scientist contributed to the understanding of reproductive success and allocation in amphibians through their research work. A notable publication from 2021 titled "Maternal Body Size and Condition Predict Measures of Reproductive Success and Future Reproductive Allocation in Territorial Eastern Red-Backed Salamanders" appeared in the journal Ichthyology & Herpetology. This paper explored factors affecting reproductive strategies in eastern red-backed salamanders.

Robert G. Jaeger's research fields included:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

The scientist's research subfields reflected a focus on ecological and evolutionary processes:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology

Main topics of work consisted of:

  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

One frequent co-author who collaborated with Robert G. Jaeger was Sharon E. Wise.

The publication venues where their work appeared included Ichthyology & Herpetology.

Best Publications

  • Dear Enemy Recognition and the Costs of Aggression between Salamanders

    Robert G. Jaeger

  • Salamanders ( Plethodon cinereus) go for more: rudiments of number in an amphibian.

    Claudia Uller;Robert Jaeger;Robert Jaeger;Gena Guidry;Gena Guidry;Carolyn Martin;Carolyn Martin

  • Microhabitats of a Terrestrial Forest Salamander

    Robert G. Jaeger

  • Competitive Exclusion as a Factor Influencing the Distributions of Two Species of Terrestrial Salamanders

    Robert G. Jaeger

  • ON CONFIRMATORY VERSUS EXPLORATORY RESEARCH

    R. G. Jaeger;T. R. Halliday

  • Food as a Limited Resource in Competition between Two Species of Terrestrial Salamanders

    Robert G. Jaeger

  • Territorial behaviour of the red-backed salamander: Expulsion of intruders

    Robert G. Jaeger;Robert G. Jaeger;Donna Kalvarsky;Donna Kalvarsky;Naomi Shimizu;Naomi Shimizu

  • Fluctuations in prey availability and food limitation for a terrestrial salamander

    Robert G. Jaeger

  • Agonistic Behavior of the Red-backed Salamander

    Robert G. Jaeger

  • Intra- and interspecific communication in salamanders through chemical signals on the substrate

    Robert G. Jaeger;William F. Gergits

  • Socioecology of a Terrestrial Salamander: Juveniles Enter Adult Territories During Stressful Foraging Periods

    Robert G. Jaeger;Jill A. Wicknick;Martha R. Griffis;Carl D. Anthony

  • The Biology of Plethodontid Salamanders

    Richard C. Bruce;Robert G. Jaeger;Lynne D. Houck

  • POTENTIAL EXTINCTION THROUGH COMPETITION BETWEEN TWO SPECIES OF TERRESTRIAL SALAMANDERS.

    Robert G. Jaeger

  • Salamander territoriality: pheromonal markers as advertisement by males

    Robert G. Jaeger;Jo M. Goy;H. Micheal Tarver;Carlos E. Márquez

  • Foraging Tactics of a Terrestrial Salamander: Choice of Diet in Structurally Simple Environments

    Robert G. Jaeger;Debra E. Barnard

  • Moisture as a factor influencing the distributions of two species of terrestrial salamanders

    R. G. Jaeger

  • Plant Climbing by Salamanders: Periodic Availability of Plant-Dwelling Prey

    Robert G. Jaeger

  • Male salamanders with high-quality diets have faeces attractive to females

    Susan C. Walls;Alicia Mathis;Robert G. Jaeger;William F. Gergits

  • Pheromonal Markers as Territorial Advertisement by Terrestrial Salamanders

    Robert G. Jaeger

  • Resource quality affects the agonistic behaviour of territorial salamanders

    Caitlin R. Gabor;Robert G. Jaeger

  • Aggression and exploitation as mechanisms of competition in larval salamanders

    Susan C. Walls;Robert G. Jaeger

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan C. Walls
Susan C. Walls United States Geological Survey
Dean C. Adams
Dean C. Adams Iowa State University
Alicia Mathis
Alicia Mathis Missouri State University
Lynne D. Houck
Lynne D. Houck Oregon State University

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