Ontogenetic prey change and food habits of two sympatric Texas Ranids : the Southern Leopard frog, Rana sphenocephala, and the Bronze frog, Rana clamitans clamitans /
average snout-to-vent (SVL) length (p=0.0004 and p=0.03).
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | average snout-to-vent (SVL) length (p=0.0004 and p=0.03). bottomiand in Tyler Co., TX. Prey items were obtained clamitans, were collected during June, July, August, and demonstrated by the Orders Lepidoptera, Orthoptera, and diet composition and tested for the existence of ontogenetic diets. Temporal patterns in the frequency of ingestion were Diplopoda. formula for the volume of a cylinder. Both frogs were Neither frog showed positive correlation for the number of overlapped by 60.3% and Gastropods made up the bulk of both positively correlated for average prey volume compared to the prey changes. Onehundred-thirty-one Southern Leopard frogs, prey ingested to the average SVL (p= 0.22 and p= 0.39). Diets Rana sphenocephala, and 71 Bronze frogs, Rana clamitans September of 1995 from a seasonally-flooded, mixed-hardwood, The food habits of two sympatric Ranids were investigated for through stomach flushing and volumes measured Using the |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | ix, 44 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |