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. 2020 Nov 3;10(11):2021. doi: 10.3390/ani10112021

Table 3.

Data sources and the associated broad (numbers) and sub (lower case letters) Bartholomew natural history questions they aid in answering. Asterisks indicate data types/sources that need validated with additional information.

Data Type (Grey) and Source N.H.? Source Can Answer
Literature
Book—“Amphibians and reptiles of...” 1a; 2a–e; 3a–f; 4a–c; 5 a–f
Book—“Field Guide to the Amphibians and reptiles...” 1a; 2a–b,; 3d; 4b
Journal article—“Behavioral ecology of...” 1a; 2a–e; 3a–f; 4a–c; 5a–e.
Journal article—“Community structure of...” 1a,c; 2a–e; 3a–f; 4a–c; 5a–f.
Journal article—“Ecology of...” 1a; 2a–e; 3a–f; 4a–c; 5a–f
Journal article—“Feeding ecology of...” 1a; 2a–e; 3a–d,f; 4
Journal article—“Diet of…” 1a; 2a–e; 3a–d,f; 4
Journal article—“Reproductive biology of...” 1a; 2a–e; 3d–f; 4b; 5a–f
Journal article—Ecological modeling 1a,c; 2a–e; 3a–d,f; 4a–c; 5a–f
Journal article—Natural History note 1a; 2–e; 3a–d; 4b; 5a–e
Journal article—Species description/Taxonomic revision 1a–c; 2a–b,d–e; 3a,d,e; 4a–b; 5c,d–e.
Virtual/Web-Based
Social Media—Facebook groups 1a–c*; 2a–e*; 3a–f*; 4a–c*; 5a–f*
Social Media—iNaturalist© 1a; 2a–b,e*; 3a–d*; 4b*
Website—Herpmapper© 1a; 2a–b,e*; 3a–d*; 4b*
Website—Natural history digital collection 2b–d*
Website/App—Taxon specific citizen science interfaces 1a–c*; 2a–e*; 3a–f*; 4a–c*; 5a–f*
Website/App—Weather stations/websites/Apps 2c–d*
Field observations
In-situ field work by keeper 1a–c; 2a–b,d–e; 3a,d,e; 4a–b; 5c,d–e.