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Article Dans Une Revue Amphibia-Reptilia Année : 2020

Midwife toads (Alytes obstetricans) select their diurnal refuges based on hydric and thermal properties

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Most amphibians use both aquatic and terrestrial habitats. While the aquatic phase attracted considerable interest, terrestrial habitat use is often less investigated. We studied diurnal refuge selection in the Midwife toad in Western central France. We used a factorial design and tested the effect of refuge type (wood versus rubber boards) and substrate (wet sawdust versus bare soil). Most animals were observed under refuges with sawdust substrate. An interaction between refuge type and temperature was detected with higher presence probability under rubber refuges at low temperature. Conflicting hydric and thermic requirements are likely determinants of the observed pattern.
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hal-02462459 , version 1 (31-01-2020)

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Léa Lange, Francois Brischoux, Olivier Lourdais. Midwife toads (Alytes obstetricans) select their diurnal refuges based on hydric and thermal properties. Amphibia-Reptilia, 2020, pp.1-6. ⟨10.1163/15685381-20201246⟩. ⟨hal-02462459⟩
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