SEASONAL MOVEMENT PATTERNS OF PICKEREL FROGS (RANA PALUSTRIS) IN AN OZARK CAVE AND TROPHIC IMPLICATIONS SUPPORTED BY STABLE ISOTOPE EVIDENCE

We monitored a population of pickerel frogs (Rana palustris) in an Ozark cave over a 2-year period. Frogs were found from August to April with densities peaking from November to December. Although densities were quite high in these peak months, stomach content and stable isotope analyses reveal that...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Southwestern naturalist 2005-09, Vol.50 (3), p.385-389
Hauptverfasser:	Fenolio, Danté B, Graening, G. O, Stout, Jim F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amphibians Bats Caves Freshwater Frogs Gastrointestinal secretions Herpetology Nitrogen isotopes Salamanders Seasons Sediments
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