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Ecological correlates of trophic polyphenism in spadefoot tadpoles inhabiting playas

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2009, Ecological correlates of trophic polyphenism in spadefoot tadpoles inhabiting playas: Canadian Journal of ZoologyCanadian Journal of Zoology, v. 87, iss. 3, p. 229-238.

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Polyphenism in larval amphibians has been related to several factors, including wetland hydroperiod, food availability, competition, and predation. Spadefoot toads (genus Spea Cope, 1866) often exhibit a trophic polyphenism by developing distinct carnivore and omnivore larval morphotypes. Using a multimodel selection approach, we investigated the influence of land use (cropland vs. grassland type) and differences in annual precipitation on morphotype expression in Plains spadefoot (Spea bombifrons (Cope, 1863)) and New Mexico spadefoot (Spea multiplicata (Cope, 1863)) toads in playas. We also examined the relative importance of tadpole density, tadpole age, water-loss stress, wetland size, density of larval mole salamanders (genus [...]

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