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The effect of temperature on development and behaviour of relict leopard frog tadpoles

Author(s) -

Jeffrey A. Goldstein,

Karin von Seckendorr Hoff,

Stanley D. Hillyard

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cow075

Subject(s) - acclimatization , metamorphosis , biology , leopard frog , larva , hatching , zoology , leopard , ecology , amphibian

Relict leopard frogs, Rana [ Lithobates ] onca , once thought extinct, are confined to five known warm spring habitats along the Colorado River in Nevada. We evaluated the effects of temperature on developmental time, survival to metamorphosis and body mass at metamorphosis of captive-bred tadpoles. Highest survival and shortest time to metamorphosis were obtained at temperatures between 25 and 30°C, indicating that temperature is an important consideration for reintroduction site selection.

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