Activity patterns and microhabitat selection of Mallorcan midwife toad (Alytes muletensis) tadpoles in natural torrent pools

Schley, Laurent, Griffiths, Richard A., Roman, Alvaro (1998) Activity patterns and microhabitat selection of Mallorcan midwife toad (Alytes muletensis) tadpoles in natural torrent pools. Amphibia-Reptilia, 19 (2). pp. 143-151. ISSN 0173-5373. (doi:10.1163/156853898X00430) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided)

Abstract

Tadpoles of the Mallorcan midwife toad (Alytes muletensis) displayed a clear diel pattern of activity and microhabitat selection in torrent pools in Mallorca. Tadpoles spent much of the day foraging in a nonaggregated fashion in warm shallow areas, and activity peaked at 1700-1900 hr. In mid-afternoon, however, when much of the water surface was in direct sunlight, tadpoles moved away from the shallows and formed aggregations under rock overhangs at the sides of the pool. Both activity and tadpole density in the shallows dropped dramatically after dark, when there was a movement of the population back into deeper water or hiding places.

Item Type:	Article
DOI/Identification number:	10.1163/156853898X00430
Subjects:	Q Science > QH Natural history > QH75 Conservation (Biology) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography Q Science > QH Natural history
Divisions:	Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation > Biodiversity Conservation Group Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation
Depositing User:	Tara Puri
Date Deposited:	03 Jul 2009 22:35 UTC
Last Modified:	28 May 2019 13:55 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/17112 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)