An Analysis of the Feeding Habits of Rana p. pretiosa in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming
Turner FB. 1959. An Analysis of the Feeding Habits of Rana p. pretiosa in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming. The American Midland Naturalist. 61(2):403-413
The following study is based on an analysis of the contents of the digestive tracts of 178 individuals collected from populations in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming, during 1953, 1954, and 1955. Thirty-five of these frogs were collected on August 17, 1953, about one-half mile northeast of Fishing Bridge along a backwater of the Yellowstone River. The remainder of the sample was collected in 1954 and 1955 from other populations near the north end of Yellowstone Lake. Because the sample represents all age groups and was collected gradually over the course of several seasons, it has been possible to learn something of seasonal variation (both qualitative and quantitative) in the diet of the western spotted frog.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Turner, Frederick
- Units
- YELL
- Keywords
- Amphibians (Amphibia), Animal Studies, Behavior, Feeding, Food, frogs and toads (Anura Salienta), Nutrition, Stomach Contents, western spotted frog (Rana pretiosa pretiosa)