Nocturnal position in the Panamanian Golden Frog, Atelopus zeteki (anura, bufonidae), with notes on fluorescent pigment tracking

Phyllomedusa

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-44

  Lindquist, Erik D ^a,b   Sapoznick, Scott A ^b,c   Rodriguez, Edgardo J Griffith ^d   Johantgen, Peter B ^e   Criswell, Joni M ^f  

^a MESSIAH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

^e Shores Department   (United States)

^f OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anura; Aposematic coloration; Atelopus zeteki; Behavioral ecology; Bufonidae; Climbing; Fluorescent pigment

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COLOR MORPH; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FROG; MICROHABITAT; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PIGMENT; RAINFOREST; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRACKING;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; ATELOPUS ZETEKI; BUFONIDAE;

EID: 34547558742     PISSN: 15191397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v6i1p37-44     Document Type: Article

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