Thermal ecology of Stejneger’s robber frog Craugastor stejnegerianus (Anura: Craugastoridae) in the tropical dry forest of Parque Nacional Guanacaste, Costa Rica
2016
espanolIntroduccion: En un mundo de clima cambiante, es indispensable conocer las respuestas siologicas y comportamentales de los anfibios a la variacion ambiental de temperatura. Sin embargo, la ecologia termica es desconocida para muchas especies, incluyendo a Craugastor stejnegerianus. Por lo tanto, es importante describir los patrones y mecanismos que in uyen sobre la temperatura corporal o sobre acciones de termorregulacion. Objetivo: Se busca describir las relaciones de la temperatura ambiental y de sustrato, asi como del comportamiento y uso de sustratos con la temperatura corporal de C. stejnegerianus. Metodologia: La temperatura corporal de individuos de C. stejnegerianus fue monitoreada 13.4 h, junto con medidas de la temperatura ambiental, humedad relativa, uso de sustratos y observaciones de comportamiento. Resultados: Se obtuvo que la temperatura corporal esta relacionada con la temperatura del sustrato y esto no depende de las variaciones de temperatura ambiental, ni del comportamiento o uso de sustrato. Conclusion: De acuerdo con los hallazgos, se propone que las variaciones de la temperatura corporal de esta rana son circunstanciales y no hay comportamientos de termorregulacion. EnglishIntroduction: In a climate changing world it is indispensable to know the behavioral and physiological responses of amphibians to environmental temperature variation. Even so, thermal ecology is unknown for many species, including Craugastor stejnegerianus. Therefore, it is important to describe the patterns and mechanisms that in uence body temperature and if these obey to the environmental temperature or to thermoregulation actions. Objective: The aim of this paper is to describe the relationship between environmental and substrate temperatures, as well as the behavior and substrate use with the body temperature of C. stejnegerianus. Methodology: The body temperature of individuals of C. stejnegerianus was monitored 13.4 h, along with measures of environmental temperature, substrate use and behavior observations. Results: the results obtained were that the body temperature is related to the substrate temperature but it does not depend on the variations of environmental temperature nor behavior or substrate use. Conclusion: Based in our ndings we propose that the body temperature variation of this frog is circumstantial and there is not behavior of thermoregulation.
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