Distribution of the Mallorcan midwife toad (Alytes muletensis) in relation to landscape topography and introduced predators

Alcover, J.A., Moyà-Solà, S., Pons-Moyà, J., 1981. Les Quimeres del passat. Els vertebrats fossils del Plio-Quaternari de les Balears i pitiuses. Editorial Moll Palma de Mallorca. Alcover, J.A., Sanders, E., Sanchiz, B., 1984. El registro fósil de los sapos parteros (Anura, Discoglossidae) de Balears. In: Hemmer, H., Alcover J.A. (Eds.), Historia biologica del ferreret. Editorial Moll Palma de Mallorca, pp. 109–122. Bloxam, 1995, Amphibians—suitable candidates for breeding-release programs, Biodiversity and Conservation, 4, 636, 10.1007/BF00222519 Burbidge, 2002, Mammal extinctions on Australian islands, Journal of Biogeography, 29, 465, 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2002.00699.x Case, 1991, The role of introduced species in shaping the distribution and abundance of island reptiles, Evolutionary Ecology, 5, 272, 10.1007/BF02214232 Corsi, 1999, A large scale model of wolf distribution in Italy for conservation planning, Conservation Biology, 13, 150, 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1999.97269.x Detmers, 1999, A GIS modelling method applied to predicting forest songbird habitat, Ecological Applications, 9, 152, 10.1890/1051-0761(1999)009[0152:AGMMAT]2.0.CO;2 Diamond, 1989, Overview of recent extinctions, 27 Dowding, 2001, The impact of predation by introduced mammals on endemic shorebirds in New Zealand, Biological Conservation, 99, 47, 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00187-7 Farina, 1997, Landscape structure and breeding bird distribution in a sub-Mediterranean agro-ecosystem, Landscape Ecology, 12, 365, 10.1023/A:1007934518160 Forman, 1995, Some general-principles of landscape and regional ecology, Landscape Ecology, 10, 133, 10.1007/BF00133027 Fritts, 1998, The role of introduced species in the degradation of island ecosystems, Annual Review of Ecological Systematics, 29, 113, 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.29.1.113 Garcia, G., Buley, K., 1997. Report on the Mallorcan Fieldwork 1997. Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust (JWPT) Internal Report. Gasc, 1997 Gaston, 1994, Status of the ancient murrelet, Synthliboramphus-antiquus, in Canada and the effects of introduced predators, Canadian Field Naturalist, 108, 211 Hall, 2002, Factors affecting the distribution of landbirds on the Falkland Islands, Bird Conservation International, 12, 151, 10.1017/S0959270902002095 Hanski, 1999, Habitat connectivity, habitat continuity, and metapopulations in dynamic landscapes, Oikos, 87, 209, 10.2307/3546736 Hosmer, 1989 Howell, 2000, Landscape effects mediate breeding bird abundance in Midwestern forests, Landscape Ecology, 15, 547, 10.1023/A:1008190029786 Jackson, 2001, Experimental removal of introduced hedgehogs improves wader nest success in the Western Isles, Scotland, Journal of Applied Ecology, 38, 802, 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2001.00632.x Janet, 1998, Predicting the distribution of shrub species in southern California from climate and terrain-derived variables, Journal of Vegetation Science, 9, 733, 10.2307/3237291 Jokimäki, 1999, Occurrence of breeding bird species in urban parks, Urban Ecosystems, 3, 21, 10.1023/A:1009505418327 Kadel, K., Hemmer, H., 1984. Temperature dependence of larval development in the Mallorcan midwife toad, Baleaphryne muletensis. In: Hemmer, H., Alcover, J.A. (Eds.), Historia Biologica del Ferreret. Editorial Moll Palma de Mallorca, pp. 169–174. Kiesecker, 1997, Population differences in responses of red-legged frogs (Rana aurora) to introduced bullfrogs, Ecology, 78, 1752, 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[1752:PDIROR]2.0.CO;2 Knutson, 1999, Effects of landscape composition and wetland fragmentation on frog and toad abundance and species richness in Iowa and Wisconsin, U, S.A. Conservation Biology, 13, 1437, 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1999.98445.x Lenton, 2000, A simple non-parametric GIS model for predicting species distribution, Biodiversity and Conservation, 9, 869, 10.1023/A:1008980910283 Martens, H., 1984. Temperature selection in tadpoles of Baleaphryne muletensis. In: Hemmer, H., Alcover, J.A. (Eds.), Historia Biologica del Ferreret. Editorial Moll Palma de Mallorca, pp. 163–168. Martinez-Morales, 1999, Boa constrictor, an introduced predator threatening the endemic fauna on Cozumel Island, Mexico, Biodiveristy and Conservation, 8, 957, 10.1023/A:1008815004072 McCullagh, 1983 Muñoz, V., 2000. Assessing Monitoring Methods for the Mallorcan Midwife Toad, Alytes muletensis. MSc Dissertation, University of Kent, UK. Rodda, 1992, The impact of the introduction of the colubrid snake Boiga irregularis on Guam lizards, Journal of Herpetology, 26, 166, 10.2307/1564858 1999 Román, A., 2000. Estudi dels mecanismes dispersius del ferreret (Alytes muletensis). Memòria de beca de formació per a la investigació a la zona 5.B. Conselleria de Treball i Formació. Govern Balear. Román, A., 2001. Report on the Fourth International Meeting on the Alytes muletensis Conservation. 22–23 February 2001. Román, A., 2002. Recompte de les poblacions naturals i introduı̈des de ferreret (Alytes muletensis) en totes les localitats (2001). Govern Balear. Román, 1997, Documents tècnics de conservació, La recuperación del ferreret, Alytes muletensis. Proyecto life ferreret, Palma de Mallorca. Santos, 2000, Variation in the diet of the viperine snake Natrix maura in relation to prey availability, Ecography, 23, 185, 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2000.tb00274.x Savidge, 1987, Extinction of an island forest avifauna by an introduced snake, Ecology, 68, 660, 10.2307/1938471 Schley, 1998, Midwife toads (Alytes muletensis) avoid chemical cues from snakes (Natrix maura), Journal of Herpetology, 32, 572, 10.2307/1565212 Schley, 1998, Activity patterns and microhabitat selection of the Mallorcan midwife toad (Alytes muletensis) tadpoles in natural torrent pools, Amphibia-Reptilia, 19, 143, 10.1163/156853898X00430 Scribner, 2001, Environmental correlates of toad abundance and population genetic diversity, Biological Conservation, 98, 201, 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00155-5 Short, 2002, Surplus killing by introduced predators in Australia—evidence for ineffective anti-predator adaptations in native prey species?, Biological Conservation, 103, 283, 10.1016/S0006-3207(01)00139-2 Spence, D., 2002. A Comparison of Fitness in Founder and Descendent Stock of Mallorcan Midwife Toad (Alytes muletensis) Tadpoles. MSc Dissertation, University of Kent, UK. Stocks, A.M., Heywood, D.I., 1994. Terrain modelling for mountains In: Price, M.F., Heywood, D.I. (Eds.), Mountain Environments and Geographical Information Systems. pp. 25–40. Tabachnick, 1983 Tonge, 1986, Collecting the Mallorcan midwife toad, Oryx, 20, 74, 10.1017/S0030605300026284 Towns, 2001, Raising the prospects for a forgotten fauna, Biological Conservation, 99, 3, 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00184-1 Wilson, 1998, The role of introduced predators and competitors in the decline of kaka (Nestor meridionalis) populations in New Zealand, Biological Conservation, 83, 175, 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00055-4