scholarly journals Distribución, uso del hábitat y fenología de los anfibios en las Bardenas Reales de Navarra

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Gosá ◽  
Aitor Valdeón
Keyword(s):  
Lissotriton Helveticus ◽  
Epidalea Calamita ◽  
Pelobates Cultripes

Se actualiza la composición y distribución de las especies de anfibios en la Zona Especial de Conservación de las Bardenas Reales (Navarra), a partir de un seguimiento realizado en la primavera y verano de 2012 en 444 humedales potenciales para su reproducción. Se constata la presencia de siete especies de anfibios y la reproducción otoñal de Epidalea calamita (Laurenti, 1768), Pelodytes punctatus (Daudin, 1802) y Pelobates cultripes (Cuvier, 1829) en ciertos años, dependiente de precipitaciones producidas a finales de verano y principios de otoño. Otras tres especies presentes en decenios anteriores (Lissotriton helveticus (Razoumowsky, 1789), Discoglossus galganoi Capula, Nascetti, Lanza, Bullini y Crespo, 1985, y Hyla molleri Bedriaga, 1889) no fueron encontradas en los muestreos de 2012.

scholarly journals Zur Bedeutung der ‚Grünbrücke Kiebitzholm‘ (Schleswig-Holstein) für Amphibien

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Winkler
Keyword(s):  
Rana Temporaria ◽  
Bufo Bufo ◽  
Rana Arvalis ◽  
Triturus Cristatus ◽  
Lissotriton Vulgaris ◽  
Epidalea Calamita

In den Jahren 2006 bis 2010 wurde die Amphibienfauna auf der Grünbrücke bei Kiebitzholm (Schleswig-Holstein, Norddeutschland), an den angrenzenden Straßensäumen beidseitig der Bundesautobahn (BAB) A21 sowie an Stillgewässern im 1,5 km Radius um die Grünbrücke untersucht. Im Untersuchungsgebiet konn- ten sieben Amphibienarten festgestellt werden, darunter Knoblauchkröte (Pelo- bates fuscus), Kreuzkröte (Epidalea calamita) und Moorfrosch (Rana arvalis), die landes- oder bundesweit als bestandsgefährdet gelten. Bei Knoblauchkröte und Moorfrosch handelt es sich zudem um bundesweit bedeutsame Zielarten für den Biotopverbund. Teichmolch (Lissotriton vulgaris), Erdkröte (Bufo bufo), Grasfrosch (Rana temporaria) und Moorfrosch wurden im Untersuchungszeitraum auf der Grünbrücke nachgewiesen. Der Kammmolch (Triturus cristatus) konnte nur auf der östlichen Rampe festgestellt werden. Die Grünbrücke diente den er- fassten Individuen offenbar in erster Linie zur Querung der BAB A21 und nur zum Teil auch als Sommerhabitat. Eine auf der östlichen Rampe angelegte Wildtränke wurde im Jahr 2010 erstmals von Teichmolch, Kammmolch und Moorfrosch als Laichgewässer genutzt. Knoblauchkröte und Kreuzkröte waren im Untersuchungsgebiet besonders selten. Sie traten in einem bzw. zwei Untersuchungsgewässern auf. Während die Kreuz- kröte auf beiden Seiten der Autobahn gefunden wurde, wurde die Knoblauchkröte nur westlich der Straße erfasst. Die übrigen festgestellten Amphibienarten traten in teilweise größeren Populationen auf beiden Seiten der BAB A21 auf. Die Funde dieser Arten auf der Grünbrücke zeigen, dass bereits ein Verbund zwischen diesem Que- rungsbauwerk und den Populationen in der Umgebung realisiert war.

Mild segregation in the breeding preferences of an invasive anuran (Discoglossus pictus) and its main native competitor (Epidalea calamita) in ephemeral ponds

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eudald Pujol-Buxó ◽  
Gabriel M. Riaño ◽  
Gustavo A. Llorente
Keyword(s):  
Alien Species ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Evolutionary History ◽  
Reproductive Season ◽  
Breeding Sites ◽  
Ecological Segregation ◽  
Ephemeral Ponds ◽  
Interspecific Differences ◽  
Discoglossus Pictus ◽  
Epidalea Calamita

Abstract The choice of breeding sites by pond-breeding anurans has notable consequences for the fitness of larvae. Hence, beyond pond typology and phenology, adults can also discriminate according to several other features, for instance to favour allotopy with potential competitors. However, the lack of shared evolutionary history might impede proper ecological differentiation with alien species during the first stages of invasions. Here, we studied several possible sources of ecological segregation between the invasive Discoglossus pictus and the native Epidalea calamita in ephemeral ponds, where the native toad hardly had competition before the arrival of the invasive frog. During spring of 2016, we periodically surveyed 69 ephemeral ponds in three areas with different invasion histories to detect the presence/absence of eggs and tadpoles of these species. Invasive D. pictus started breeding earlier than E. calamita, but differences were not significant. Similarly, there were not clear differences among areas with different invasion histories. However, we found for both species a mutual tendency to directly avoid larval syntopy at the end of the reproductive season. We also found interspecific differences in the features that both species use for pond choice, preferring the native species shallower and less vegetated ephemeral ponds. Globally however, co-occurrence was high, pointing at other processes as key to the coexistence between both species in these habitats.

scholarly journals Early swelling response to phytohemagglutinin is lower in older toads

PeerJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. e6104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Javier Zamora-Camacho ◽  
Mar Comas
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Time Series ◽  
Life History ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Area Under The Curve ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Innate Response ◽  
Early Immune Response ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Epidalea Calamita

The effects of age on performance of life-history traits are diverse, but a common outcome is senescence, an irreversible deterioration of physical and physiological capabilities of older individuals. Immune response is potentially bound to senescence. However, little is known about immune response ageing in amphibians. In this work, we test the hypothesis that amphibian early immune response is reduced in older individuals. To this end, we captured adult natterjack toads (Epidalea calamita) and inoculated them with phytohemagglutinin, an innocuous protein that triggers a skin-swelling immune response whose magnitude is directly proportional to the ability of the individual to mount an immune response. We measured early swelling immune response (corresponding to an innate-response stage) hourly, for six hours, and we calculated the area under the curve (AUC) for each individual’s time series, as a measure of immune response magnitude incorporating time. We estimated toad age by means of phalanx skeletochronology. Swelling and AUC decreased with age. Therefore, in accordance with our predictions, early immune response seems subject to senescence in these toads. Reduced ability to get over infections due to senescence of immune respose might be—together with a worse functioning of other organs and systems—among the causes of lower survival of older specimens.

Acoustic orientation in the palmate newt, Lissotriton helveticus

2007 ◽  
Vol 61 (9) ◽  
pp. 1329-1335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco J. Diego-Rasilla ◽  
Rosa M. Luengo
Keyword(s):  
Lissotriton Helveticus ◽  
Palmate Newt

Modelling skin surface areas involved in water transfer in the Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus)

2014 ◽  
Vol 92 (8) ◽  
pp. 707-714 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Wardziak ◽  
Laurent Oxarango ◽  
Sébastien Valette ◽  
Laurent Mahieu-Williame ◽  
Pierre Joly
Keyword(s):  
Surface Area ◽  
Skin Surface ◽  
Water Transfer ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Volume ◽  
3D Analysis ◽  
Evaporative Water ◽  
Surface Areas ◽  
Lissotriton Helveticus ◽  
Palmate Newt

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) based 3D reconstructions were used to derive accurate quantitative data on body volume and functional skin surface areas involved in water transfer in the Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus (Razoumovsky, 1789)). Body surface area can be functionally divided into evaporative surface area that interacts with the atmosphere and controls the transepidermal evaporative water loss (TEWL); ventral surface area in contact with the substratum that controls transepidermal water absorption (TWA); and skin surface area in contact with other skin surfaces when amphibians adopt water-conserving postures. We generated 3D geometries of the newts via volume-rendering by a “segmentation” process carried out using a graph-cuts algorithm and a Web-based interface. The geometries reproduced the two postures adopted by the newts, i.e., an I-shaped posture characterized by a straight body without tail coiling and an S-shaped posture where the body is huddled up with the tail coiling along it. As a guide to the quality of the surface area estimations, we compared measurements of TEWL rates between living newts and their agar replicas (reproducing their two postures) at 20 °C and 60% relative humidity. Whereas the newts did not show any physiological adaptations to restrain evaporation, they expressed an efficient S-shaped posture with a resulting water economy of 22.9%, which is very close to the 23.6% reduction in evaporative surface area measured using 3D analysis.

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