Deborah Shaffer ABSTRACT The eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens) is ubiquitous throughout eastern North America. Yet despite its commonness, gaps exist in our understanding of its population structure, primarily in the connectivity of its breeding ponds. Adult newts show extreme philopatry to breeding ponds, so it has been surmised that the terrestrial juvenile eft stage … Continue reading The Elusive Eastern Newt: A Genetic Population Study→