The activity patterns and microhabitat use of Pseudis minuta Günther, 1858 (Anura, Hylidae) in the Lagoa do Peixe National Park, a biosphere reserve of the brazilian subtropics

Brazilian Journal of Biology

S. Huckembeck¹  M. Claudino¹  F. Correa¹  Rf. Bastos¹  D. Loebmann²  Am. Tozetti²  Am. Garcia² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Instituto de Oceanografia Lababoratório de IctiologiaRio Grande RS ,Brazil

关键词: abundance;    anuran;    coastal plain;    Lagoa do Peixe;    spatiotemporal distribution;    abundância;    anuro;    planície costeira;    Lagoa do Peixe;    distribuição espaço-temporal;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1519-69842012000200014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Pseudis minuta is abundant in a variety of aquatic environments of the Pampa domain. Therefore, it can be considered a good model for testing hypotheses on environmental heterogeneity and the influence of climate on the activity of anurans. In this study, we examined the spatial distribution pattern of P. minuta in terms of microhabitats and the influence of abiotic factors on seasonal fluctuations in the abundance of this species. Samples were collected monthly from April 2008 to May 2009 in wetlands and coastal dunes in the Lagoa do Peixe National Park. A total of 112 specimens of P. minuta were collected, of which 45 were found in the wetland area and 67 in the dune area. The species showed seasonal fluctuation in abundance, and it was most abundant in months with higher temperatures (spring-summer). Pseudis minuta was mainly associated with aquatic vegetation, an expected pattern in terms of their morphological adaptations to this environment. Among the abiotic parameters analyzed, only the monthly mean temperature showed a significant correlation (p < 0.05; r = 0.67) with the abundance of P. minuta. We concluded that P. minuta is a generalist species with respect to microhabitat use and also that fluctuation in its population abundance is mainly associated with seasonal variation in temperature.

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