Antipredator Behaviour of Limnonectes blythii (Boulenger, 1920) (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia
The frog Limnonectes blythii was collected at different locations in Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia, three from Sungai Sedim Recreational Forest, two from Bukit Hijau Recreational Forest, and two from Ulu Paip Recreational Forest. Nine antipredator mechanismswere displayed by this species, including f...
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2016
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/38341/1/Antipredator_Behaviour_of_Limnonectes_blythii.pdf http://eprints.usm.my/38341/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2816762 |
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| Summary: | The frog Limnonectes blythii was collected at different locations in Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia, three from Sungai Sedim
Recreational Forest, two from Bukit Hijau Recreational Forest, and two from Ulu Paip Recreational Forest. Nine antipredator
mechanismswere displayed by this species, including fleeing, hiding among leaf litter, diving intowater, bladder discharge, defensive
call, feigning death, crouching, inflating the body, and body-raising. The two latter actions were accompanied by a defensive call.
These observations document for the first time antipredator behaviour in L. blythii. |
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