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Hernández-Salinas U, Ramírez-Bautista A, Stephenson BP, Cruz-Elizalde R, Berriozabal-Islas C, Jesús Balderas-Valdivia C. Amphibian life history in a temperate environment of the Mexican Plateau: dimorphism, phenology and trophic ecology of a hylid frog, Hyla eximia (= Dryophytes eximius). PeerJ 2018; 6:e5897. [PMID: 30473932 PMCID: PMC6234908 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The study of demographic and life history aspects of an organism provides valuable information for its conservation. Here, we analyze the phenology of the Mountain Treefrog Hyla eximia (= Dryophytes eximius) in a temperate environment of the Mexican Plateau. Females were larger in snout-vent length and body mass than males. The peak period of activity occurred in the rainy season (May–September), with amplexus and egg deposition occurring between June and July, and larval development from July to August. A logistic model best explained observed male growth patterns, while the Von Bertalanffy model better described female growth. Notably, males grew faster than females, although females reached a larger overall body size. The diet of this species is made up of 10 prey categories. The index of diet importance indicated that males feed mainly on Coleoptera and Diptera, while females feed on Coleoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera, and Aranea. Both females and males showed a significant abundance of plant material in their stomachs, suggesting that H. eximia might exhibit highly specialized feeding behavior. Reproduction was seasonal, and both female and male reproductive cycles are synchronized with the rainy season. These natural history characteristics provide information to better understand their responses to environmental conditions.
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- Uriel Hernández-Salinas
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional (CIIDIR) Unidad Durango, Durango, Durango, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Poblaciones, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Poblaciones, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Poblaciones, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
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- Dirección General de Divulgación de la Ciencia, Zona Cultural de Ciudad Universitaria, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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Faivovich J, Pereyra MO, Luna MC, Hertz A, Blotto BL, Vásquez-Almazán CR, McCranie JR, Sánchez DA, Baêta D, Araujo-Vieira K, Köhler G, Kubicki B, Campbell JA, Frost DR, Wheeler WC, Haddad CF. On the Monophyly and Relationships of Several Genera of Hylini (Anura: Hylidae: Hylinae), with Comments on Recent Taxonomic Changes in Hylids. SOUTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.2994/sajh-d-17-00115.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Julián Faivovich
- Division Herpetología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia” —Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Ángel Gallardo 470, C1405DJR, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division Herpetología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia” —Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Ángel Gallardo 470, C1405DJR, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division Herpetología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia” —Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Ángel Gallardo 470, C1405DJR, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, CEP 05508-090 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Museo de Historia Natural, Escuela de Biología, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Calle Mariscal Cruz 1-56 zona 10, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
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- Department of Biology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, USA
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Zoologia and Centro de Aquicultura, Av. 24A 1515, CEP 13506-900, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division Herpetología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia” —Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Ángel Gallardo 470, C1405DJR, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum, Senckenberganlage 25, 60325, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Costa Rican Amphibian Research Center, Guayacán, Provincia de Limón, Costa Rica
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- Department of Biology, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, USA
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- Herpetology, Division of Vertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79 Street, New York, NY 10024, USA
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- Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79 Street, New York, NY 10024, USA
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Zoologia and Centro de Aquicultura, Av. 24A 1515, CEP 13506-900, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
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Haad B, Vera Candioti F, Baldo D. Shape variation in lentic and lotic tadpoles ofMelanophryniscus(Anura: Bufonidae). STUDIES ON NEOTROPICAL FAUNA AND ENVIRONMENT 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/01650521.2011.593124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Belén Haad
- a CONICET – Instituto de Herpetología, Fundación Miguel Lillo , San Miguel de Tucumán , Argentina
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- a CONICET – Instituto de Herpetología, Fundación Miguel Lillo , San Miguel de Tucumán , Argentina
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- a CONICET – Instituto de Herpetología, Fundación Miguel Lillo , San Miguel de Tucumán , Argentina
- b Laboratorio de Genética Evolutiva, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Químicas y Naturales , Universidad Nacional de Misiones , Posadas , Argentina
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FAIVOVICH JULIÁN, HADDAD CÉLIOF, GARCIA PAULOC, FROST DARRELR, CAMPBELL JONATHANA, WHEELER WARDC. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE FROG FAMILY HYLIDAE, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HYLINAE: PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS AND TAXONOMIC REVISION. BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 2005. [DOI: 10.1206/0003-0090(2005)294[0001:srotff]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 466] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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