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Monitoring Local Populations and Breeding Migration Patterns of the Gold-spotted Pond Frog, Rana chosenica

Journal of Ecology and Environment / Journal of Ecology and Environment, (P)2287-8327; (E)2288-1220
2007, v.30 no.2, pp.121-126





& (2007). Monitoring Local Populations and Breeding Migration Patterns of the Gold-spotted Pond Frog, Rana chosenica. Journal of Ecology and Environment, 30(2), 121-126.
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We monitored gold-spotted pond frog (Rana chosenica ) populations near the Korea NationalUniversity of Education in Chungbuk, Korea, from 19 May to 8 August, 2006 to examine the spatial distribution of populations in local areas and to investigate patterns of migration of adult gold-spotted pond frogs from terrestrial hibernation sites to breeding sites, We captured individuals from the largest population using a drift fence with 22 pitfall traps surrounding the breeding site. A total of 2 individuals (19 males and 3 females) were eeding migration was detected, but the onset of the breeding migration may correspond with increased humidity. Male body weights were negatively correlated with sampling dates. Seven of 22 individuals were captured at the 4th pitfall trap, which was placed between two culverts. The capture rate per pitfall trap was higher in traps close to the rice field banks (1.44, traps 1∼9) than in traps facing hilly land (0.33, traps 13∼18). Comparative data from the Korean frog (Rana coreana ), a sympatric species in the study area, were also collected and compared with those of the gold-spotted pond frog.

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Breeding migration, Gold-spotted pond frog, Pitfall trap, Population ecology, Rana chosenica, Rana coreanaSung, Ha-Cheol et al. J. Ecol. Field Biol. 30 (2) 122of breeding such as male-male interactions and female choice. This is the first report ab

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(2007) Received February 16 2007 Accepted April 17 2007,

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