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
Review

Datapoints

Displaying 1 - 1 of 1 datapoints.
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

Comment

Please let us know if the information on this page is helpful for you. Enter your comment and leave your email address if you would like to receive a response. Thank you!
OEHHA is subject to the California Public Records Act and other laws that require the release of certain information upon request. If you provide comments, please be aware that your name, address and e-mail may be available to third parties. In addition, all public comments will be posted on our web site upon the close of the comment period.
OEHHA California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment