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DIEL ACTIVITY OF THE POISON FROG OOPHAGA PUMILIO IN RESPONSE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS IN BOCAS DEL TORO, PANAMA


RALUCA CRUCEANU
Department of Biology, New College of Florida, Sarasota, Florida 34243, USA e-mail: rcruceanu@yahoo.com

Issue:

SCSB, Number 2, Volume XXI

Section:

Volume 21, No.2 - Animal Biology

Abstract:

Activity of Oophaga pumilio was

monitored on Isla ColĂłn, Republic of Panama.

I quantitatively determined the number of

vocalizing male frogs and investigated

differences in hourly total activity and hourly

calling activity and the influence of weather

conditions such as temperature, humidity, light

intensity and rainfall on total activity and calling

activity during the day. 17

There was a statistically significant

difference between hourly time intervals for diel

calling activity in the dry season, and a positive

correlation between calling activity and light

intensity. Overall calling activity was high

between 10:30 am – 11:30 am, while calling

activity was at its lowest early in the morning and

late afternoon, and at its highest 9:30 am - 12:30

pm.

There was no significant difference

between total activity and temperature, total

activity and humidity, total activity and light

intensity, total activity and rainfall, calling

activity and temperature, calling activity and

humidity, calling activity and rainfall.

Keywords:

Oophaga pumilio, poison frog, activity, Panama.

Code [ID]:

SCSB20122102V21S01A0002 [0003759]


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