News records of phoresy and hyperphoresy among treefrogs, ostracods, and ciliates in bromeliad of Atlantic forest

News records of phoresy and hyperphoresy among treefrogs, ostracods, and ciliates in bromeliad of Atlantic forest

The bromeliad habitat contributes to a high biodiversity and we recorded three treefrog species as new phoretic agents of ostracods, and a first case of hyperphoresy among treefrogs, ostracods and ciliates, in these habitats of Atlantic Forest. Densities of ciliates and ostracods showed significant...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biodiversity and conservation 2011-07, Vol.20 (8), p.1837-1841
Hauptverfasser: Sabagh, Leandro T., Dias, Roberto Júnio P., Branco, Christina W. C., Rocha, Carlos F. D.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal populations
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Brief Communication
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
Conservation biology
Conservation Biology/Ecology
Ecology
Forests
Frogs
Habitats
Life Sciences
Plant populations
Symbiosis
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Zusammenfassung:The bromeliad habitat contributes to a high biodiversity and we recorded three treefrog species as new phoretic agents of ostracods, and a first case of hyperphoresy among treefrogs, ostracods and ciliates, in these habitats of Atlantic Forest. Densities of ciliates and ostracods showed significant relationships suggesting the importance of hyperphoresy for ciliate dispersion.
ISSN:0960-3115
1572-9710
DOI:10.1007/s10531-011-0050-z