Dry-season retreat and dietary shift of the dart-poison frog Dendrobates tinctorius (Anura: Dendrobatidae)

Seasonal rainfall affects tropical forest dynamics and behaviorof species that are part of these ecosystems. The positive correlation between amphibian activity patterns and rainfall has been demonstrated repeatedly. Members of Dendrobatidae, a clade of Neotropical dart-poison frogs, are well known...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marga Born, Frans Bongers, Erik H. Poelman, Frank J. Sterck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-07-01
Series:Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.phyllomedusa.esalq.usp.br/articles/volume9/number1/913752.pdf