An analysis of the food habits of the bullfrog by body size, sex, month, and habitat

Author(s)
Brooks, G. R., Jr.
Year
Article Title
An analysis of the food habits of the bullfrog by body size, sex, month, and habitat
Volume
15
Pages
173-186
Start Page Number
173
Final Page
186
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Species: Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus formerly Rana catesbeiana)
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Endpoint Value Sample Size Units Life Cycle Stage Specific Location Type
Dietary Composition % occurrence of item; obtained by dividing # of a specific item taken by total # of items; based on stomach contents Insecta (51.8%); Arachnida (11.2%); Amphibia (2.8%); Diploda (1.3%); Gastropoda (1.3%); Crustacea (1.4%);Teleosts (1.1%); Mammalia (0.2%); Oligochaeta (1.3%); Reptilia (0.2%); Pebbles and sand (3.4%); Vegetative material (12.5%); Digested material (11.6%) 129 Both Adults and Juveniles ponds, Hanover County Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition % weight of an item; obtained by dividing the weight of a specific item by the total weight of all items; obtained from stomach contents Insecta (20.6%); Arachnida (4.8%); Amphibia (27.4%); Diploda (0.3%); Gastropoda (1.0%); Crustacea (4.3%);Teleosts (0.6%); Mammalia (5.0%); Oligochaeta (1.3%); Reptilia (6.4%); Pebbles and sand (8.0%); Vegetative material (12.3%); Digested material (7.3%) 129 Both Adults and Juveniles ponds, Hanover County Exposure Factor Datasets
Food Ingestion Rate average weight of stomach contents for frogs with an average body weight of 17.5 g 0.4 78 g Not Reported ponds, Hanover County Exposure Factor Datasets
Food Ingestion Rate average weight of stomach contents for frogs with an average body weight of 106.3 g 2.33 42 g Not Reported ponds, Hanover County Exposure Factor Datasets
Food Ingestion Rate average weight of stomach contents for frogs with an average body weight of 248.7 g 4.6 18 g Not Reported ponds, Hanover County Exposure Factor Datasets

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