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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Acris crepitans"”.
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An ecological study of the cricket frog, Acris crepitans, in northeastern Kansas
The cricket frog, Acris crepitans, is a useful subject for population studies since it is generally present in large numbers throughout most of the year near permanent and semipermanent bodies of water and tends to form separate and distinct populations. Populations of this species were studied in …
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Rate of Food Consumption of Acris Crepitans Blanchardi Harper in South-Central Iowa
… and seasonal activity was not known for Acris crepitans blanchardi Harper, Blanchard's cricket frog, nor had the rate of food passage through the stomach of this species been calculated. This study determined these factors and calculated a yearly insect consumption figure for Acris in …
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Microhabitat Affinity of Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans blanchardi) in Rural and Urban Areas in Central Texas
… in central Texas. Blanchard’s cricket frog (Acris crepitans blanchardi) is a small frog occupying small streams in these areas of disturbance. I investigated microhabitat affinity of Blanchard’s cricket frog to assess whether differences exist between urban and rural areas of central Texas. …
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Changes in the Distribution of "Acris crepitans blanchardi", with Studies of Nesting Microhabitat and the Possible Impact of Ultraviolet-B Radiation
… to determine the current distribution of "Acris crepitans blanchardi" (cricket frog) in lowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota. These field surveys were unable to locate any populations of cricket frogs in Minnesota, South Dakota, or the northernmost tier of lowa counties. This suggests that the …
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Locomotion of Skittering Frogs at the Air-water Interface
… surface without sinking, in two species of frog, Acris crepitans and Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis. We found that what was described as "skittering" locomotion in Acris crepitans is actually more akin to porpoising. A. crepitans begins and ends each jump during their interfacial behavior under the …
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Effects of the aquatic to terrestrial habitat ratio on an amphibian predator and its prey
… and Blandchard's cricket frogs: <italic>Acris crepitans</italic>) to the presence and absence of predatory laval <italic>A. maculatum</italic> in large-scale experimental ponds. These prey species have very different longevities, and therefore differential use of the aquatic and …
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Amphibian and plant communities of natural and constructed upland-embedded wetlands in the Daniel Boone National Forest
… (Hemidactylium scutatum), cricket frogs (Acris crepitans), toads (Anaxyrus spp.), and chorus frogs (Pseudacris spp.) showed no clear patterns related to wetland construction history. Constructed wetlands had higher amphibian richness and diversity than natural wetlands. Hydroperiod was a …