WHAT DRIVES GUILD DISTRIBUTION IN TROPICAL TADPOLES? A FORTY-YEAR QUEST FOR PATTERNS

Authors

  • Pedro Fatorelli Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Carlos Frederico D. Rocha Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Keywords:

Tadpoles, temporal and spatial distribution, intrinsic and extrinsic factors, amphibians.

Abstract

Tadpoles can be found in a number of different aquatic habitats, ranging from relatively simple predictable ecosystems such as bromeliad ponds, to permanent complex ecosystems like streams and rivers. Knowing about the interactions between biotic and abiotic within these habitats is crucial to understand how tadpole communities are structured. The present review attempted to provide a closer analysis of each of these factors and their relative relevance in order to determine if they exert negative or positive influence over the establishment of toad pole species over the diverse habitat range.


 

Author Biographies

Pedro Fatorelli, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

 

Carlos Frederico D. Rocha, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

 

Published

2009-12-07