Resourse use and foraging tactics in a south Indian amphibian community
This study looks at resource (trophic, spatial and temporal) use and foraging tactics in a community of eight species of anuran amphibians at a seasonal locality in south India. Within the community, the species are differentiated into a sit-and-wait group, which are large, cryptic and sedenta...
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| description | This study looks at resource (trophic, spatial and temporal) use and foraging tactics in a
community of eight species of anuran amphibians at a seasonal locality in south India.
Within the community, the species are differentiated into a sit-and-wait group, which
are large, cryptic and sedentary foragers showing a relatively wide dietary spectrum;
and a widely foraging group, whose members are aposematically coloured, and actively
forage on a few prey types. However, there are indications that these modes represent ■
two ends of a continuum, with some species showing greater plasticity in prey use than
others. Sympatric species, except dietary specialists, were found to generally overlap
broadly in diet. Microhabitats are partitioned to a greater degree than food, the most
closely related species, which tend to show similar diets, selecting different foraging
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| language | English |
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| publishDate | 1996 |
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| spelling | unimas-116622022-01-20T06:40:12Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11662/ Resourse use and foraging tactics in a south Indian amphibian community Das, I. Q Science (General) QL Zoology This study looks at resource (trophic, spatial and temporal) use and foraging tactics in a community of eight species of anuran amphibians at a seasonal locality in south India. Within the community, the species are differentiated into a sit-and-wait group, which are large, cryptic and sedentary foragers showing a relatively wide dietary spectrum; and a widely foraging group, whose members are aposematically coloured, and actively forage on a few prey types. However, there are indications that these modes represent ■ two ends of a continuum, with some species showing greater plasticity in prey use than others. Sympatric species, except dietary specialists, were found to generally overlap broadly in diet. Microhabitats are partitioned to a greater degree than food, the most closely related species, which tend to show similar diets, selecting different foraging areas Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka 1996 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11662/1/Resource%20use.pdf Das, I. (1996) Resourse use and foraging tactics in a south Indian amphibian community. Journal of South Asian Natural History, 2 (1). pp. 1-30. ISSN 1022-0828 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266222688_Resource_use_and_foraging_tactics_in_a_south_Indian_amphibian_community |
| spellingShingle | Q Science (General) QL Zoology Das, I. Resourse use and foraging tactics in a south Indian amphibian community |
| title | Resourse use and foraging tactics in a south Indian amphibian community |
| title_full | Resourse use and foraging tactics in a south Indian amphibian community |
| title_fullStr | Resourse use and foraging tactics in a south Indian amphibian community |
| title_full_unstemmed | Resourse use and foraging tactics in a south Indian amphibian community |
| title_short | Resourse use and foraging tactics in a south Indian amphibian community |
| title_sort | resourse use and foraging tactics in a south indian amphibian community |
| topic | Q Science (General) QL Zoology |
| url | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11662/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11662/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11662/1/Resource%20use.pdf |