Microhabitat use by tadpoles has been little documented, especially for neotropical anuran species. Here we describe microhabitat use by tadpoles in two different aquatic systems, lentic and lotic, in the Atlantic Rainforest. ...

The degradation of natural ecosystems due to land use changes is becoming accentuated, altering the structure, composition or ecosystem processes, as well as negatively affecting biodiversity. Among vertebrates, amphibians ...

Vocalization is one of the major means of communication in animal groups and is crucial in anuran mate recognition. Animal calls consist of spectral and temporal parameters, whose evolution can be influenced by environmental ...

In nature, tadpoles encounter food on substrates oriented at different angles (e.g. vertically along stems, horizontally on the bottom of the pond). We manipulated the orientation of food-covered surfaces to test how ...

Background: Changes in land use trigger environmental changes that can lead to decreased biodiversity and species loss. The liver is an essential detoxification organ that reflects systemic physiological responses to ...