| Abstract: | We examined diet of introduced Bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) and three native frog species (Rana limnocharis, Rana nigromaculata, and Bufo bufo gargarizans) co-occurring at a group of ponds on Daishan Island, east of China, to gain insight into the nature of potential interactions between Bullfrogs and native frog species. For postmetamorphic Bullfrogs, aquatic prey items dominated volumetrically. Prey size, diet volume and volumetric percentage of native frogs in diet increased with Bullfrog body size. The number and volumetric percentage of native frogs in the diet were not different for female and male Bullfrogs, and both were higher for adults than for juveniles. Diet overlap between males and juveniles was higher than that between males and females and between females and juveniles. Diet overlap with each native frog species of male Bullfrogs was lower than that of female Bullfrogs and juvenile Bullfrogs. We did not exam effects of Bullfrogs on native frogs but our results suggest that the primary threat posed by juvenile Bullfrogs to native frogs on Daishan Island is competition for food, whereas the primary threat posed by male Bullfrogs is direct predation. Female Bullfrogs may threaten native frogs by both competition and predation. These differences among Bullfrog groups may be attributed to differences in body size and microhabitat use. |
| Genre: | Article |
| ProdID: | 1016053 |
| Citation Author: | Wu, Zhengjun; Li, Y.; Wang, Y.; Adams, Michael J. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Herpetology |
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| Citation Number Of Pages: | 7 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | p. 668-674 |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Diet of introduced bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana): Predation on and diet overlap with native frogs on Daishan Island, China; 2005; Article; Journal; Journal of Herpetology; Wu, Zhengjun; Li, Y.; Wang, Y.; Adams, Michael J. |
| Citation Start Page: | 668 |
| Citation Volume: | 39 |
| Citation Year: | 2005 |
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| Text: | Diet of introduced bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana): Predation on and diet overlap with native frogs on Daishan Island, China; 2005; Article; Journal; Journal of Herpetology; Wu, Zhengjun; Li, Y.; Wang, Y.; Adams, Michael J. |
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| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 2005 00:00 -0600 |
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