Desiccation and Shelter-Site Use in a Tropical Amphibian: Comparing Toads with Physical Models
1. Shelter-site selection is a critical component of the behaviour of most mobile organisms, allowing them to avoid adverse physical and biotic environmental conditions. This paper examines the patterns of diurnal retreat-site use of tropical cane toads (Bufo marinus), with respect to the ability of...
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| description | 1. Shelter-site selection is a critical component of the behaviour of most mobile organisms, allowing them to avoid adverse physical and biotic environmental conditions. This paper examines the patterns of diurnal retreat-site use of tropical cane toads (Bufo marinus), with respect to the ability of various shelter-site types to protect against desiccation. 2. To measure desiccation rates in different shelter-site types, agar models the size and shape of an adult toad were placed in sites used by toads and allowed to desiccate. Models were put in burrows, in tall grass either close to ( |
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