Folivory and seasonal changes in diet in Rana hexadactyla (Anura: Ranidae)

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Folivory and seasonal changes in diet in Rana hexadactyla (Anura: Ranidae)

The autecology of Rana hexadactyla (Lesson) was studied at a seasonal locality in south India. The herbivorous larva transforms into an insectivorous frog, and a second dietary switch from insectivory to folivory occurs in adults, with plants constituting 79.5% of the diet, by volume. A variety of i...

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Main Author:	Das, Indraneil
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Zoological Society of London 1996
Subjects:	QL Zoology
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11519/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11519/1/100-%20Das%20%28Folivory%20in%20Rana%20hexadactyla%29.pdf

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