Bromeliad Selection byPhyllodytes luteolus(Anura, Hylidae): The Influence of Plant Structure and Water Quality Factors

Consequences of dispersal limitation and habitat fragmentation for the Brazilian heart‐tongued frogs (Phyllodytes spp.)

“…Bromeliad choice may be common, and P. luteolus was found to occur more often in smaller plants with a disproportionately larger number of leaves (Mageski et al . ). Phyllodytes melanomystax tended to be found in bromeliads that were within a greater local density of other bromeliads and frogs seemed to avoid plants in which the water had more debris (Cunha & Napoli ).…”

“…; Mageski et al . ). Phyllodytes has been found in 19 species of bromeliads, some of which are widespread in the Atlantic forest of eastern Brazil (Fig.…”

Seasonal Reproductive Dynamics of a Lek-Breeding Neotropical Treefrog is not Organized by Male Size (Anura, Hylidae)

“…Further, the majority of males were observed using the same type of vegetation as calling sites, demonstrating that the use of calling sites is not based on size either. Overall, the microhabitats most preferred by males for calling sites likely reflect the best habitat characteristics and the most appropriate conditions for the reproductive mode of the species (e.g., perch height, perch type, water and soil distances; see Haddad and Prado, 2005;Dias et al, 2014;Cunha and Napoli, 2016;Mageski et al, 2016). Dendropsophus sanborni has a reproductive mode characterized by floating oviposition in aquatic vegetation, using lentic or lotic and permanent or temporary waterbodies (Cardoso, 1981;Haddad and Prado, 2005;Both et al, 2008), traits that are clearly linked to the microhabitats used by males as calling sites as recorded in the present study.…”

Frog assemblage associated with bromeliads in a sandy coastal plain in the state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil

“…Many frog species in sandy coastal plains (i.e., restinga habitat) use bromeliads (Rocha et al, 2008;Schineider & Teixeira, 2001;Ferreira et al, 2012;Mageski et al, 2016). This association is important because of the harsh environmental conditions in restingas, such as low free water availability (because sandy soils increase water percolation), high temperature, high solar exposition and salinity (da-Silva, 1998;Scarano et al, 2001;Pereira et al, 2004).…”

“…This association is important because of the harsh environmental conditions in restingas, such as low free water availability (because sandy soils increase water percolation), high temperature, high solar exposition and salinity (da-Silva, 1998;Scarano et al, 2001;Pereira et al, 2004). Sandy coastal plains are under severe anthropic threats such as pollution, sand extraction, increase of tourism and bromeliad collection (Brown & McLachlan, 2002;Mageski et al, 2016). Thus, understanding the bromeliad frog assemblages and the associated bromeliads is a key priority for the maintenance of the species and their ecological function in sandy coastal plains.…”