[1].[J].Asian Herpetological Research,2013,4(4):263-267.[doi:10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.000263]
 Shangling LOU,Yanhong LI,Long JIN,et al.Altitudinal Variation in Digestive Tract Length in Yunnan Pond Frog (Pelophylax pleuraden)[J].Asian Herpetological Research(AHR),2013,4(4):263-267.[doi:10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.000263]
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卷:
4
期数:
2013年4期
页码:
263-267
栏目:
Original Article
出版日期:
2013-12-25

文章信息/Info

Title:
Altitudinal Variation in Digestive Tract Length in Yunnan Pond Frog (Pelophylax pleuraden)
文章编号:
AHR-2013-0029
Author(s):
Shangling LOU12 Yanhong LI12 Long JIN12 Zhiping MI12 Wenchao LIU12 and Wenbo LIAO
1 Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation (Ministry of Education), China West Normal University, Nanchong 637009, Sichuan, China
2 Institute of Rare Animals and Plants, College of Life Sciences, China West Normal University, Nanchong, 637009, Sichuan , China
Keywords:
altitudinal gradient digestive tract Pelophylax pleuraden Ningnan county
DOI:
10.3724/SP.J.1245.2013.000263
Abstract:
The digestive tract plays an important role in digestion and the acquisition of food energy. Understanding the impact of abiotic environments on digestive tract morphology is especially important for evolution of digestive tract across different environments. Here, we investigated altitudinal variation in digestive tract length in the Yunnan Pond Frog (Pelophylax pleuraden) across five populations ranging from 1413 m to 1935 m a.s.l. in Ningnan County, Sichuan province in western China. Frogs were collected during the breeding season, from 1–5 June 2012. Our results revealed that females had longer digestive tract and relative digestive tract (i.e. digestive tract length / body size) lengths in comparison to males, on average, but the differences between them decreased with increasing altitude. Digestive tract and relative digestive tract lengths increased with increasing altitude suggesting that a higher proportion of indigestible materials may be consumed at high-altitude sites and result in a relative increase in digestive tract dimensions.

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