Antipredator Behaviour of Limnonectes blythii (Boulenger, 1920) (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia
The frog Limnonectes blythii was collected at different locations in Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia, three from Sungai Sedim Recreational Forest, two from Bukit Hijau Recreational Forest, and two from Ulu Paip Recreational Forest. Nine antipredator mechanismswere displayed by this species, including f...
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| description | The frog Limnonectes blythii was collected at different locations in Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia, three from Sungai Sedim
Recreational Forest, two from Bukit Hijau Recreational Forest, and two from Ulu Paip Recreational Forest. Nine antipredator
mechanismswere displayed by this species, including fleeing, hiding among leaf litter, diving intowater, bladder discharge, defensive
call, feigning death, crouching, inflating the body, and body-raising. The two latter actions were accompanied by a defensive call.
These observations document for the first time antipredator behaviour in L. blythii. |
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| spelling | usm-383412018-01-11T04:20:15Z http://eprints.usm.my/38341/ Antipredator Behaviour of Limnonectes blythii (Boulenger, 1920) (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia Shahrudin, Shahriza RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica The frog Limnonectes blythii was collected at different locations in Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia, three from Sungai Sedim Recreational Forest, two from Bukit Hijau Recreational Forest, and two from Ulu Paip Recreational Forest. Nine antipredator mechanismswere displayed by this species, including fleeing, hiding among leaf litter, diving intowater, bladder discharge, defensive call, feigning death, crouching, inflating the body, and body-raising. The two latter actions were accompanied by a defensive call. These observations document for the first time antipredator behaviour in L. blythii. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38341/1/Antipredator_Behaviour_of_Limnonectes_blythii.pdf Shahrudin, Shahriza (2016) Antipredator Behaviour of Limnonectes blythii (Boulenger, 1920) (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia. International Journal of Zoology, 2016 (281676). pp. 1-6. ISSN 1687-8477 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2816762 |
| spellingShingle | RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica Shahrudin, Shahriza Antipredator Behaviour of Limnonectes blythii (Boulenger, 1920) (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia |
| title | Antipredator Behaviour of Limnonectes blythii (Boulenger, 1920) (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full | Antipredator Behaviour of Limnonectes blythii (Boulenger, 1920) (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Antipredator Behaviour of Limnonectes blythii (Boulenger, 1920) (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antipredator Behaviour of Limnonectes blythii (Boulenger, 1920) (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_short | Antipredator Behaviour of Limnonectes blythii (Boulenger, 1920) (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_sort | antipredator behaviour of limnonectes blythii (boulenger, 1920) (anura: dicroglossidae) from kedah, peninsular malaysia |
| topic | RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/38341/ http://eprints.usm.my/38341/ http://eprints.usm.my/38341/1/Antipredator_Behaviour_of_Limnonectes_blythii.pdf |