Abiotic correlates of anuran calling phenology: The importance of rain, temperature, and season

Herpetological Monographs

Volumn , Issue 20, 2006, Pages 64-82

  Saenz, Daniel ^a   Fitzgerald, Lee A ^b   Baum, Kristen A ^c   Conner, Richard N ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anurans; Breeding phenology; Calling; Climate; Frogs; Toads

Indexed keywords

ANURA;

EID: 33846202938     PISSN: 07331347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1655/0733-1347(2007)20[64:acoacp]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Review

References (41)

1. ALLISON, P. D. 1999. Logistic regression using, SAS®: Theory and Application. SAS Institute Inc, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
2. AICHINGER, M. 1987. Annual activity patterns of anurans in a seasonal neotropical environment. Oecologia 71:583-592.
3. BERTOLUCI, J. 1998. Annual patterns of breeding activity in Atlantic rainforest anurans. Journal of Herpetology 32:607-611.
4. BERTOLUCI, J., AND M. T. RODRIGUES. 2002. Seasonal patterns of breeding activity of Atlantic rainforest anurans of southeastern Brazil. Amphibia-Reptilia 23:161-167.
5. BEVIER, R. B. 1997. Breeding activity and chorus tenure of two neotropical Hylid frogs. Herpetologica 53:297-311.
6. BLAIR, W. F. 1960. A breeding population of the Mexican toad (Bufo valliceps) in relation to its environment. Ecology 41:165-174.
7. -. 1961. Calling and spawning seasons in a mixed population of anurans. Ecology 42:99-110.
8. BLANKENHORN, H. J. 1972. Meteorological variables affecting onset and duration of calling in Hyla arborea L. and Bufo calamita calamita Laur. Oecologia 9:223-234.
9. BLAUSTEIN, A. R., L. K. BLEDEN, D. H. OLSON, D. M. GREEN, T. L. ROOT, AND J. M. KIESECKER. 2001. Amphibian breeding and climate change. Conservation Biology 15:1804-1809.
10. BOMAR, G. 1995. The climate of the Texas Hill Country and East Texas. Pp. 76-91. In J. Norwine, J. R. Giardino, G. R. North, and J. B. Valdes (Eds.), The Changing Climate of Texas, Predictability and Implications for Future. Geobooks, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, U.S.A.
11. BRAGG, A. N. 1945. The spadefoot toads in Oklahoma with a summary of our knowledge of the group, II. American Naturalist 79:52-72.
12. BRIDGES, A. S., AND M. E. DORCAS. 2000. Temporal variation in anuran calling behavior: Implication for surveys and monitoring programs. Copeia 2000:587-592.
13. CHANG, M., L. D. CLENDENEN, AND H. C. REEVES. 1996. Characteristics of a Humid Climate: Nacogdoches, Texas. Center for Applied Studies in Forestry, College of Forestry, Nacogdoches, Texas, U.S.A.
14. CONANT, R., AND J. T. COLLINS. 1998. A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
15. CORN, S. P. 2003. Amphibian breeding and climate change: importance of snow in the mountains. Conservation Biology 17:622-625.
16. COUSINEAU, M. M. 1990. Observations on the breeding activity and larvae of the brown tree frog Litoria ewingii in the South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand National Science, 1713-1722.
17. CRUMP, M. L. 1974. Reproductive strategies in a tropical anuran community. Miscellaneous Publication of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas 61:1-68.
18. DAYTON, G. H., AND L. A. FITZGERALD. 2001. Competition, predation, and the distribution of four desert anurans. Oecologia 129:430-435.
19. DIXON, J. R. 2000. Amphibians and Reptiles of Texas. Second edition. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas, U.S.A.
20. DIXON, J. R., AND W. R. HEYER. 1968. Anuran succession in a temporary pond in Colima, Mexico. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Science 67:129-137.
21. DORCAS, M. E., AND K. D. FOLTZ. 1991. Environmental effects on anuran advertisement calling. American Zoologist 31:3111A.
22. DUELLMAN, W. E. 1978. The biology of equatorial herpetofauna in Amazonian Ecuador. Miscellaneous Publication of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas 65:1-352.
23. -. 1990. Herpetofaunas in Neotropical rainforests: comparative composition, history and resource use. Pp. 455-505. In A. H. Gentry (Ed.), Four Neotropical forests. Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.
24. GARRETT, J. M., AND D. G. BARKER. 1987. A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Texas. Texas Monthly Press Incorporated, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
25. GOSNER, K. L. 1960. A simplified table for staging anuran embryos and larvae with notes on identification. Herpetologica 16:183-190.
26. GOSNER, K. L., AND I. H. BLACK. 1955. The effects of temperature and moisture on the reproductive cycle of Scaphiopus holbrooki. American Midland Naturalist 54:192-203.
27. HENZI, S. P., M. L. DYSON, S. E. PIPER, N. E. PASSMORE, AND P. BISHOP. 1995. Chorus attendance by male and female painted reed frogs (Hyperolius marmoratus): environmental factors and selection pressures. Functional Ecology 9:485-491.
28. MARSH, D. M. 2000. Variable response to rainfall by breeding tungara frogs. Copeia 2000:1104-1108.
29. MOHR, J. R., AND M. E. DORCAS. 1999. A comparison of anuran calling patterns at two Carolina bays in South Carolina. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 115:63-70.
30. MORIERA, G., AND A. P. LIMA. 1991. Seasonal patterns of juvenile recruitment and reproduction in four species of leaf litter frogs in central Amazonia. Herpetologica 47:295-300.
31. MURPHY, C. G. 1999. Nightly timing of chorusing by male barking treefrogs (Hyla gratiosa): the influence of female arrival and energy. Copeia 1999:333-347.
32. OBERT, H. J. 1975. The dependence of calling activity in Rana esculante Linne 1758 and Rana ridibunda Pallas 1771 upon exogenous factors (Ranidae, Anura). Oecologia 18:317-328.
33. OSEEN, K. L., AND R. J. WASSERSUG. 2002. Environmental factors influencing calling in sympatric anurans. Oecologia 133:616-625.
34. PEARSON, P. G. 1955. Population ecology of the spadefoot toad, Scaphiopus holbrooki (Harlan). Ecological Monographs 25:233-267.
35. PETERSON, C. R., AND M. E. DORCAS. 1994. Automated data acquisition, Pp. 47-57. In W. R. Heyer, R. W. McDairmid, M. Donnelly, and L. Hayek (Eds.), Measuring and monitoring biological diversity-standard methods for amphibians. Smithsonian Institutional Press, Washington, D. C., U.S.A.
36. RUNKLE, L. S., K. D. WELLS, C. C. ROB, AND S. L. LANCE. 1994. Individual, nightly, and seasonal variation in calling behavior of the gray tree frog, Hyla vers./ chryso.: implications for energy expenditure. Behavioral Ecology 5:318-325.
37. SALVADOR, A., AND L. M. CARRASCAL. 1990. Reproductive phenology and temporal patterns of mate access in Mediterranean anurans. Journal of Herpetology 24:438-441.
38. SAS. 1996. SAS STAT user's guide release 6.12. SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
39. WELLS, K. D. 1977. The social behavior of amphibians. Animal Behaviour 25:666-693.
40. WIEST, J. A., JR. 1982. Anuran succession at temporary ponds in a post oak-savanna region of Texas. US Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife Research Report 13:39-47.
41. ZIMMITTI, S. 1999. Individual variation in morphological, physiological, and biochemical features associated with calling in spring peepers (Psuedacris crucifer). Physiological Biochemical Zoology 72:666-676.