Effects of cover and predator size on survival and development of Rana utricularia tadpoles

Oecologia

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 258-262

  Babbitt, Kimberly J ^a,b   Tanner, George W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat complexity; Predation; Rana utricularia; Size limited predation; Tramea carolina

Indexed keywords

HABITAT STRUCTURE; PREDATION PRESSURE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SOUTHERN LEOPARD FROG; TADPOLE;

LIBELLULIDAE; ODONATA; RANA UTRICULARIA; TRAMEA CAROLINA;

EID: 0031955149     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050444     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Babbitt KJ (1996) Tadpoles and predators: patterns in space and time and the influence of habitat complexity on their interactions. PhD thesis, University of Florida
2. Babbitt KJ, Tanner GW (1997) Effects of cover and predator identity on predation of Hyla squirella tadpoles. J Herpitol 31: 128-130
3. Banks B, Beebee TC (1988) Reproductive success of natterjack toads Bufo calamita in two contrasting habitats. J Anim Ecol 57: 475-492
4. Brodie ED, Formanowicz DR (1983) Prey size preferences of predators: differential vulnerability of larval anurans. Herpetologica 39: 67-75
5. Bronmark C, Miner JG (1992) Predator-induced phenotypical chance in body morphology in crucian carp. Science 258: 1348-1350
6. Caldwell JP, Thorp JH, Jervey TO (1980) Predator-prey relationships among larval dragonflies, salamanders, and frogs. Oecologia 46: 285-289
7. Cronin JT, Travis J (1986) Size-limited predation on larval Rana areolata (Anura: Ranidae) by two species of backswimmer (Insecta: Hemiptera: Notonectidae). Herpetologica 42: 171-174
8. Crowder LB, Cooper WE (1982) Habitat structural complexity and the interaction between bluegills and their prey. Ecology 63: 1802-1813
9. Crump ML (1984) Ontogenetic changes in vulnerability to predation in tadpoles of Hyla pseudopuma. Herpetologica 40: 265-271
10. Diehl S, Eklov P (1995) Effects of piscivore-mediated habitat use on resources, diets, and growth of perch. Ecology 76: 1712-1726
11. Eklov P, Diehl S (1994) Piscivore efficiency and refuging prey: the importance of predator search mode. Oecologia 98: 344-353
12. Folsom TC, Collins NC (1984) The diet and foraging behavior of the larval dragonfly Anax junius (Aeshnidae), with an assessment of the role of refuges and prey activity. Oikos 42: 105-113
13. Formanowicz DR (1986) Anuran tadpole/aquatic insect predator-prey interactions: tadpole size and predator capture success. Herpetologica 42: 367-373
14. Gosner KL (1960) A simplified table for staging anuran embryos and larvae with notes on identification. Herpetologica 16: 183-190
15. Heck KL, Crowder LB (1991) Habitat structure and predator-prey interactions in vegetated aquatic systems. In: Bell SS, McCoy ED, Mushinsky HR (eds) Habitat structure: the physical arrangement of objects in space. Chapman Hall, New York, pp 281-299
16. Paine RT (1976) Size-limited predation: an observational and experimental approach with the Mytilus-Pisaster interaction. Ecology 57: 858-873
17. Persson L, Andersson J, Wahlstrom E, Eklov P (1996) Size-specific interactions in lake systems: predator gape limitation and prey growth rate and mortality. Ecology 77: 900-911
18. Richards SJ, Bull CM (1990) Size-limited predation on tadpoles of three Australian frogs. Copeia 1990: 1041-1046
19. Rozas LP, Odum WE (1988) Occupation of submerged aquatic vegetation by fishes: testing the roles of food and refuge. Oecologia 7: 101-106
20. Savino JF, Stein RA (1982) Predator-prey interactions between largemouth bass and bluegills as influenced by simulated, submersed vegetation. Trans Am Fish Soc 111: 255-266
21. Semlitsch RD (1990) Effects of body size, sibship, and tail injury on the susceptibility of tadpoles to dragonfly predation. Can J Zool 68: 1027-1030
22. Semlitsch RD, Gibbons JW (1988) Fish predation in size-structured populations of treefrog tadpoles. Oecologia 75: 321-326
23. Sih A (1987) Predators and prey lifestyles: an evolutionary and ecological overview. In: Kerfoot WC, Sih A (eds) Predation: direct and indirect impacts on aquatic communities. University Presses of New England, Hanover, NH, pp 203-224
24. Stauffer H-P, Semlitsch RD (1993) Effects of visual, chemical and tactile cues of fish on the behavioral responses of tadpoles. Anim Behav 46: 355-364
25. Tejado M (1993) Size-dependent vulnerability and behavioral responses of tadpoles of two anuran species to beetle larvae predators. Herpetologica 49: 287-294
26. Tonn WM, Paskowski CA, Holopainen IJ (1992) Piscivory and recruitment: mechanisms structuring prey populations in small lakes. Ecology 73: 951-958
27. Travis J (1983) Variation in growth and survival of Hyla gratiosa larvae in experimentation enclosures. Copeia 1983: 232-237
28. Travis J, Keen WH, Juilianna J (1985a) The role of relative body size in a predator-prey relationship between dragonfly naiads and larval anurans. Oikos 45: 59-65
29. Travis J, Keen WH, Juilianna J (1985b) The effects of multiple factors on viability selection in Hyla gratiosa tadpoles. Evolution 39: 1087-1099
30. Ward JV (1992) Aquatic insect ecology. 1. Biology and habitat. Wiley, New York
31. Werner EE, Anholt BR (1993) Ecological consequences of the trade-off between growth and mortality rates mediated by foraging activity. Am Nat 142: 242-272
32. Werner EE, Gilliam JF (1984) The ontogenetic niche and species interactions in size-structured populations. Annu Rev Ecol Syst 15: 393-425
33. Werner EE, McPeek MA (1994) Direct and indirect effects of predators on two anuran species along an environmental gradient. Ecology 75: 1368-1382
34. Werner EE, Gilliam JF, Hall DJ, Mittlebach GG (1983) An experimental test of the effects of predation risk on habitat use in fish. Ecology 64: 1540-1548
35. Wilbur HM (1987) Regulation of structure in complex systems: experimental temporary pond communities. Ecology 68: 1437-1452
36. Wilbur HM (1988) Interactions between growing predators and growing prey. In: Ebenman B, Persson L (eds) Size-structured populations. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York, pp 157-172