An unusual reproductive mode in Hypsiboas (Anura: Hylidae)
| Autor: | Mário Ribeiro de Moura, Ana Paula Motta, Renato Neves Feio |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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| Zdroj: | Zoologia (Curitiba), Vol 28, Iss 1, Pp 142-144 (2011) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1984-4670 1984-4689 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S1984-46702011000100021 |
| Popis: | We report an unusual reproductive behavior of Hypsiboas pardalis (Spix, 1824). Species belonging to this genus usually are known to reproduce in lentic water bodies, with the development of exotrophic tadpoles. Herein, the bromeligenous behavior is reported for the first time in Hypsiboas Wagler, 1830. Although this reproductive behavior has been observed more than once here, we believe that it is not typical of Hypsiboas, being better characterized as an unusual reproductive mode for Hypsiboas, indicating the presence of plasticity in the reproductive modes of H. pardalis |
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