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- Title
Constricted spatiotemporal foraging of the regenerating salamander, Bolitoglossa mombachoensis.
- Authors
Mendieta Donaire, Roger A.; Zolotoff Pallais, Jose M.; Chung, Ji Suk; Cobos Rizo, Maria A.; De los Santos Rosales, Marcelo; Jun Lee, Jiehong; Sandino Jaen, Roberto M.; Ketelhohn Clancy, Elinor M.; Casco‐Robles, Martin M.
- Abstract
Bolitoglossa mombachoensis is an endemic neotropical salamander of the Mombacho Volcano, Nicaragua. Canopy communities within the tropics are hubs for biodiversity, and many tropical plethodontids have a foraging preference for epiphytic plants, such as bromeliads, which provide moist microclimates for shelter, foraging, and nesting. Habitat loss continues to be the biggest threat to amphibians worldwide. This species is highly dependent on nocturnal arboreal climbing. We describe their plant preference, which extends beyond bromeliads, and their arboreal dependence used for refuge and foraging. Foraging behavior is constricted to nighttime, plant availability, geography, and altitude.
- Subjects
NICARAGUA; BROMELIACEAE; SALAMANDERS; EPIPHYTES; FORAGE; FORAGING behavior; LUNGLESS salamanders
- Publication
Ecosphere, 2019, Vol 10, Issue 10, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2150-8925
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ecs2.2897