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| Author(s): |
Dias, Tailise Marques
[1]
;
Maragno, Franciele Pereira
[2]
;
Madalozz, Bruno
[2]
;
Prado, Cynthia P. A.
[3]
;
Cechin, Sonia Zanini
[4]
Total Authors: 5
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Fed Santa Maria, Lab Herpetol, Santa Maria, RS - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Santa Maria, Programa Posgrad Biodiversidade Anim, Santa Maria, RS - Brazil
[3] Univ Estadual Paulista Julio Mesquite Filho, FCAV, Dept Morfol & Fisiol Anim, Jaboticabal, SP - Brazil
[4] Univ Fed Santa Maria, Dept Zool, Santa Maria, RS - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | North-Western Journal of Zoology; v. 9, n. 2, p. 422-424, DEC 2013. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 3 |
| Abstract | |
Phyllomedusa tetraploidea is a Neotropical leaf frog from the Atlantic forest, but also occurs in altered areas. We evaluated the reproductive sites used by individuals of this species in a forest remnant in southern Brazil. The study was conducted at Turvo State Park for two months during the species's reproductive period. Calling and oviposition sites were characterized according to vegetation type, height, and distance from the margin. Clutches were placed mainly on liana leaves, near the margins of ponds, at an average height of 135 cm. The maximum number of eggs per clutch was 190. Males called on the vegetation from 1 to 1.5 m high, mainly on small trees, and close to the margins of ponds, with intermediary values of Simpson's Index (B = 3.51, B = 2.80,B = 3.39 respectively). Male's body length showed no relationship with quantitative variables of the calling sites. Our results suggest that the plasticity regarding reproductive sites exhibited by the species may be related to its occurrence in water bodies in disturbed habitats. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 09/12013-4 - Reproductive ecology of anuran amphibians: an evolutionary perspective |
| Grantee: | Cynthia Peralta de Almeida Prado |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants |