Size-gradation in Syntopic Frogs in South India

Das, Indraneil (1995) Size-gradation in Syntopic Frogs in South India. Asiatic Herpetological Research, 6. pp. 38-44. ISSN 1051-3825

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Abstract

An assemblage of eight metamorphosed anuran amphibians were studied at a seasonal locality in South India to examine patterns of body size-gradation. In general, body shape was found to be closely correlated to ecological characteristics of the species. The mean ratio of linear dimensions of the body in adjacent species, when arranged in a size -series was 1.3 (range 0.83-1.88), as predicted by Hutchinson (1959) for closely-related sympatric species. It was concluded that competition may be at work in producing these ratios.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Amphibia, Anura, India, body size, competition, unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education, research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QL Zoology
Divisions:	Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology
Depositing User:	Gani
Date Deposited:	14 Mar 2019 02:46
Last Modified:	14 Mar 2019 02:46
URI:	http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/24031

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