Seasonal and habitat structure of an anuran assemblage in a semideciduous forest area in Southeast Brazil



Título del documento: Seasonal and habitat structure of an anuran assemblage in a semideciduous forest area in Southeast Brazil
Revue: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000436212
ISSN: 0001-3765
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Biologia Animal, Seropedica, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
2Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Laboratorio de Biogeografia e Sistematica de Anfíbios e Repteis, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul. Brasil
3Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Laboratorio de Zoologia, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul. Brasil
4Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Museu de Zoologia Joao Moojen, Vicosa, Minas Gerais. Brasil
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Volumen: 92
Número: 1
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés In this study, we evaluated the reproductive activity and the temporal and spatial distributions of anuran assemblages in three environments within a semideciduous forest in Southeast Brazil, located at Municipality of Barão de Monte Alto, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The field activities were carried out during three consecutive days, monthly throughout the rainy seasons of 2013–2014 and 2014–2015. We recorded 28 anurans species, distributed in eight families. We observed the spatial-temporal distribution of some species, and their associated reproductive behaviors through exploration of vocalizations at different sites. The spatial and temporal distribution of the species seems to adapt to abiotic and biotic factors of their environment
Disciplinas: Biología
Palabras clave: Ecología,
Anfibios y reptiles,
Bosque semideciduo,
Anuros,
Uso del hábitat,
Heterogeneidad ambiental,
Amplitud del nicho,
Sitios de vocalización,
Brasil
Keyword: Ecology,
Amphibians and reptiles,
Semideciduous forest,
Anurans,
Habitat use,
Environmental heterogeneity,
Niche breadth,
Vocalization sites,
Brazil
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