Water-bug (<i>Abedus</i> SP.; Belostomatidae) Predation on the Critically Endangered <i>Atelopus varius</i> (Bufonidae) at Las Tablas Protected Zone, Costa Rica

Water-bug (<i>Abedus</i> SP.; Belostomatidae) Predation on the Critically Endangered <i>Atelopus varius</i> (Bufonidae) at Las Tablas Protected Zone, Costa Rica

Atelopus varius was believed to be extinct in Costa Rica until the rediscovery of a population within the Las Tablas Protected Zone (LTPZ) in 2008. This rediscovery represented a research and conservation opportunity, including contributing new information about the species´ natural history. There...

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Main Authors: José F. González-Maya, Diego A. Gómez-Hoyos, Rocio Seisdedos-de-Vergara, Iván Cruz-Lizano, Jan Schipper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2019-05-01
Series:Acta Biológica Colombiana
Subjects:
Extinction
harlequin frog
trophic ecology
Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/actabiol/article/view/76924

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