Diet composition in postmetamorphic bullfrogs and green frogs: implications for interspecific predation and competition

Author(s)
Werner, Earl E., Gary A. Wellborn and Mark A. McPeek
Year
Article Title
Diet composition in postmetamorphic bullfrogs and green frogs: implications for interspecific predation and competition
Volume
29
Issue
4
Pages
600-607
Start Page Number
600
Final Page
607
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Species: Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus formerly Rana catesbeiana)
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Endpoint Value Sample Size Life Cycle Stage Specific Location Type
Dietary Composition Percentage of bullfrog diet items Coleoptera (2.3-6.5%), Wasps and bees (1.1-4.7%), Ants (0-3.5%), Homoptera (2.3-6.0%), Odonata (12.4-17.5%), Larval Lepidoptera (0.5-2.1%), Diptera (3.7-10.5%), Arachnids (0-3.2%), Miscellaneous terrestrial(10.5-11.1%), Hemiptera (19.2-23.2), Larval Odonata (3.4-5.0%), Larval Diptera (4.4-7.2%), Miscellaneous aquatic (1.9-7.4%), Frogs (5.1-14.5%), Metamorphosing Odonates (0-5.7%), Miscellaneous (1.8-7.3) 23-46 Both Adults and Juveniles Turkey Marsh, Kellogg Biological Station, Kalamazoo County Exposure Factor Datasets
OEHHA California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment