The Cuban treefrog in Florida: life history of a successful colonizing species
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University Press of Florida
2001
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-188) and index |
| Physical Description: | xxiii, 191 p. ill., maps : 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 081302109X |
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| adam_text | The Cuban Treefrog
in Florida
Life History of a Successful Colonizing Species
Walter E _Meshaka Jn
University Press of Florida
Gainesville • Tallahassee - Tampa • Boca Raton
Pensacola • Orlando - Miami • Jacksonville • Ft Myers
Contents
List of Figures ix
List of Tables xv
Preface xxi
1 Introduction 1
The question 1
The approach 2
2 The Cuban Treefrog 4
Biogeography 4
Origin 7
The major literature 10
3 The Everglades 14
The Everglades system 14
Everglades National Park 15
The herpetofauna of southern Florida
and Everglades National Park 16
4 Procedures and Organization 21
5 Reproduction 42
Male gonadal cycle 42
Male calling 50
Female gonadal cycle 54
Clutch characteristics and oviposition 56
Sex ratios 63
Reproduction-related movements 63
Hurricane-related response in-reproduction 64
6 Larval Development and Postmetamorphic Growth
Eggs and tadpoles 73
Larval growth 74
Postmetamorphic growth and maturity 76
7 Seasonal and Nightly Activity 85
Seasonal activity 85
Nightly activity 87
Diel patterns of activity 90
8 Habitat 91
Habitat affinity 91
9 Diet 100
Dietary niche breadth 100
Dietary niche overlap 105
Prey size 110
Number of prey 121
Vertebrates in the diet 139
Foraging behavior 143
Prey capture 144
10 Predation 146
Predators 146
Injuries 150
Antipredator behavior 151
11 Body Size 153
Body size, body size-dimorphism, and abundance
of the Cuban treefrog 153
Body size of nearest relatives 154
12 Correlates of Success of a Colonizing Species 157
High fecundity 157
Short generation times 160
Tolerance of a wide range of physical conditions 161
Similarity of habitats in native and introduced ranges 163
Coexistence with humans 164
Broad diet 166
Open niche space 167
Superior competitive ability 168
Few predators 171
Larger body size than nearest relatives 172
13 Opportunities for Colonization by the Cuban Treefrog 175
14 Future of the Cuban Treefrog in-the Southern Everglades
and Everglades National Park 177
Literature Cited 179
Index 189
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