Ecological Archives E092-103-A4

Kristine L. Grayson, Larissa L. Bailey, and Henry M. Wilbur. 2011. Life history benefits of residency in a partially migrating pond-breeding amphibian. Ecology 92:1236–1246.

Appendix D. Number of individuals captured in each state and season for male and female red-spotted newts (Notophthalmus viridescens).

Table D1. Captures of male red-spotted newts at Sylvatica (SY) and Horton (HR) Ponds.

State Pond Fall 05 Spring 06 Fall 06 Spring 07 Fall 07 Spring 08 Fall 08 Spring 09
Migrant (M) SY 253 119 243 162 210 148 170 139
New enters, Spring (N) SY 0 110 0 55 0 68 0 64
% Recaptures     51.97   74.65   68.52   68.47
Resident (R) SY 248 130 233 125 152 102 145 113
New enters, Fall (E) SY 21 0 11 0 2 0 1 0
% Migrating   48.47   49.90   57.69   53.80  
Total   522 359 487 342 364 318 316 316
                   
Migrant (M) HR 233 146 322 212 232 169 265 139
New enters, Spring (N) HR 0 124 0 72 0 122 0 77
% Recaptures     54.07   74.65   58.08   64.35
Resident (R) HR 111 96 85 58 82 73 68 64
New enters, Fall (E) HR 44 0 27 0 23 0 10 0
% Migrating   60.05   74.19   68.84   77.26  
Total   388 366 434 342 337 364 343 280

Table D2. Captures of female red-spotted newts at Sylvatica (SY) and Horton (HR) Ponds.

State Pond Fall 05 Spring 06 Fall 06 Spring 07 Fall 07 Spring 08 Fall 08 Spring 09
Migrant (M) SY 146 18 118 34 77 33 72 47
New enters, Spring (N) SY 0 147 0 111 0 102 0 79
% Recaptures     10.91   23.45   24.44   37.30
Resident (R) SY 30 5 25 7 25 3 27 3
New enters, Fall (E) SY 23 0 5 0 2 0 2 0
% Migrating   73.37   79.73   74.04   71.29  
Total   199 170 148 152 104 138 101 129
                   
Migrant (M) HR 213 28 262 51 154 40 151 31
New enters, Spring (N) HR 0 111 0 124 0 109 0 129
% Recaptures     20.14   29.14   26.85   19.38
Resident (R) HR 24 4 14 8 20 5 21 6
New enters, Fall (E) HR 33 0 23 0 28 0 13 0
% Migrating   78.89   87.63   76.24   81.62  
Total   270 143 299 183 202 154 185 166

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