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Cold blood and wet skin in hot and dry secondary forests. How do amphibian traits determine persistence in secondary forests?

Author(s): Michael Britton1, Michelle Thompson2

1. Arizona State University 2. San Diego Natural History Museum

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Students will synthesize information from biological and physiological traits of amphibians and characteristics of secondary forests in the tropics to form hypotheses about persistence of amphibians in secondary forests and in response to land-use…

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Students will synthesize information from biological and physiological traits of amphibians and characteristics of secondary forests in the tropics to form hypotheses about persistence of amphibians in secondary forests and in response to land-use change.

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Version 1.0 - published on 23 Apr 2024 doi:10.25334/12HA-X753 - cite this

Keywords

  1. life history
  2. conservation biology
  3. physiological ecology
  4. amphibian
  5. land use change
  6. Ectotherm
  7. secondary forest
  8. trait-based ecology

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Students will learn about how amphibian traits can be used to make predictions about their persistence in secondary tropical forests. They will complete readings that provide an overview of secondary forest characteristics and the biological and physiological traits of amphibians. Using published figures and trait-based approaches to understanding amphibian persistence in secondary forests, students will make predictions about the persistence of various amphibian groups in secondary forests and following land use change.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the biological and physiological traits of amphibians that are important for persistence in modified habitats and secondary forests
  • Differentiate how the characteristics of secondary forests differ from old-growth forests
  • Synthesize information from species traits and secondary forests to form predictive hypotheses of persistence of amphibians in response to land-use change and regrowth of forests
  • Read and interpret published scientific figures to evaluate hypotheses and predictions.

 

Support was provided by: A grant from the United States National Science Foundation (DBI-RCN-UBE 2120141).

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