Reproductive biology of the invasive bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus in southern Brazil

ÍL Kaefer, RA Boelter, SZ Cechin - Annales Zoologici Fennici, 2007 - JSTOR
We studied the reproductive biology of an invasive population of the bullfrog Lithobates
catesbeianus by analyzing individuals captured in the central Rio Grande do Sul state …

[HTML][HTML] Hidden shifts in allometry scaling between sound production and perception in anurans

B Maria, JFR Tonini, R Rebouças, LF Toledo - PeerJ, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Animal communication consists of signal production and perception, which are
crucial for social interactions. The main form used by anurans is auditory communication, in …

Reproductive effort and the egg number vs. size trade-off in Physalaemus frogs (Anura: Leiuperidae)

A Camargo, M Sarroca, R Maneyro - Acta oecologica, 2008 - Elsevier
Patterns of reproductive allocation are expected to differ between species according to
temporally and spatially variable costs of reproduction. Even when reproductive allocation …

Reproductive biology of an endemic Physalaemus of the Brazilian Atlantic forest, and the trade-off between clutch and egg size in terrestrial breeders of the P. signifer …

NC Pupin, JL Gasparini, RP Bastos… - The Herpetological …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Physalaemus crombiei is a small foam-nesting frog endemic to the Atlantic forest. It is a
member of the P. signifer group known only from its type locality in Santa Teresa, State of …

[PDF][PDF] Body size, age and growth pattern of Physalaemus fernandezae (Anura: Leiuperidae) of Argentina.

F Marangoni, DA Barrasso, R Cajade… - North-Western Journal …, 2012 - researchgate.net
Accepted: 12. November 2011/Available online: 16. November 2011/Printed: June 2012
Abstract. We studied body size, age structure, age at maturity, longevity, and growth pattern …

[HTML][HTML] Fecundidad y fertilidad en once especies de anuros colombianos con diferentes modos reproductivos

MG Guayara-Barragán, H BERNAL - Caldasia, 2012 - scielo.org.co
Los anuros son uno de los grupos de vertebrados más destacados por la diversidad de sus
estrategias reproductivas, que reflejan las presiones de selección sobre las variadas …

Post-Metamorphic Carry-Over Effects in a Complex Life History: Behavior and Growth at Two Life Stages in an Amphibian, Anaxyrus fowleri

KT Yagi, DM Green - Copeia, 2018 - meridian.allenpress.com
Carry-over effects, which occur when an animal's early life experience has lasting effects on
its later life, may be manifested in an animal's behavior, growth, and fitness, and are often …

Chytrid fungus dynamics and infections associated with movement distances in a red‐listed amphibian

S Kärvemo, G Wikström, LA Widenfalk… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Amphibians are among the most threatened vertebrate taxa due to anthropogenic habitat
change and emerging pathogens. The fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) may …

[HTML][HTML] Contact zone dynamics during early stages of speciation in a chorus frog (Pseudacris crucifer)

KA Stewart, JD Austin, KR Zamudio, SC Lougheed - Heredity, 2016 - nature.com
Characterizing the genetic and behavioural consequences of contact between previously
geographically isolated lineages provides insights into the mechanisms underlying …

Sexual selection in cane toads Rhinella marina: A male's body size affects his success and his tactics

H Bowcock, GP Brown, R Shine - Current Zoology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Male body size can play an important role in the mating systems of anuran amphibians. We
conducted laboratory-based trials with cane toads Rhinella (Bufo) marina from an invasive …