C. J. Reading

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Amphibian and Reptile Biology(36), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(24), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(15), Species Distribution and Climate Change(9), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior(6)

Publications56 total

Differential longevity in free-living smooth snakes Coronella austriaca
Herpetological Bulletin·2024Open Access
The relationship between temperature, growth rate and body condition of Bufo bufo toadlets prior to their first hibernation
Amphibia-Reptilia·2023Open Access
Declining common toad body size correlated with climate warming
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society·2021· 5 citedOpen Access
The cost of breeding for male common toads
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society·2021· 2 citedOpen Access
Observations of two melanistic smooth snakes (Coronella austriaca) from Dorset, United Kingdom
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología·2019· 2 citedOpen Access
Smooth snake population decline and its link with prey availability
Amphibia-Reptilia·2019· 11 cited
The relative performance of smooth snakes inhabiting open heathland and conifer plantations
Forest Ecology and Management·2018· 6 citedOpen Access
Habitat use by grass snakes and three sympatric lizardspecies on lowland heath managed using ‘conservation grazing’
Herpetological Journal·2016· 7 cited
The role of managed coniferous forest in the conservation of reptiles
Forest Ecology and Management·2015· 19 citedOpen Access
Habitat use by smooth snakes on lowland heath managed using ‘conservation grazing’
NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council)·2015· 12 citedOpen Access
Diet composition changes correlated with body size in the Smooth snake, Coronella austriaca, inhabiting lowland heath in southern England
Amphibia-Reptilia·2013· 19 citedOpen Access
An assessment of the impact of controlled burning on reptile populations
NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council)·2012· 3 citedOpen Access
Tracing genealogical relationships in a common toad (Bufo bufo) population
NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council)·2012
Ranging behaviour and home range size of smooth snakes inhabiting lowland heath in southern England.
2012· 13 cited
An assessment of the impact of conservation grazing on reptile populations
NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council)·2012· 5 cited
The common toad: Egg to first hibernation
2011
Fine-scale population genetic structure and sex-biased dispersal in the smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) in southern England
Heredity·2011· 41 citedOpen Access
Biodiversity in the context of ecosystem services [chapter 4]
2011
Are snake populations in widespread decline?
Biology Letters·2010· 298 citedOpen Access
The impact of environmental temperature on larval development and metamorph body condition in the common toad, Bufo bufo
Amphibia-Reptilia·2010· 14 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Gabriela M. Jofré(14), S. McGrorty(5), Ralph T. Clarke(5), J. D. Goss‐Custard(3), Angelo P. Pernetta(3), Angus Garbutt(2), Mineke Wolters(2), P. Rothery(2), S. E. A. Le V. Dit Durell(2), J. A. Allen(2), Luca Luiselli(1), Godfrey C. Akani(1), Xavier Bonnet(1), Giovanni Amori(1), Jean‐Marie Ballouard(1), Ernesto Filippi(1), G. Naulleau(1), David Pearson(1), Lorenzo Rugiero(1), Alan Gray(1)