NEST DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR BY A MALE Physalaemus atlanticus HADDAD & SAZIMA 2004 (ANURA: LEPTODACTYLIDAE)

Thiago Silva-Soares; Amanda Del' Maestro; Stephanie Araujo; Luiz Norberto Weber; Erika Marques Santana

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.1.398

NEST DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR BY A MALE Physalaemus atlanticus HADDAD & SAZIMA 2004 (ANURA: LEPTODACTYLIDAE)

Authors

Thiago Silva-Soares
Amanda Del' Maestro
Stephanie Araujo
Luiz Norberto Weber
Erika Marques Santana HerpetoCapixaba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.1.398

Keywords:

parental care, defense, foam nest, reproductive behaviour

Abstract

We report a nest defensive behavior presented by a male Physalaemus atlanticus during the species' reproductive season. This is the first observation of active nest defensive behavior on genus Physalaemus. Future studies should explore how frequent this parental care behavior is displayed in this species and what the relavance of male defensive behavior is for clutch survival and fitness.

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2022-03-30 — Updated on 2022-03-30

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Silva-Soares , T., Del’ Maestro , A., Araujo, S., Weber, L. N., & Marques Santana, E. (2022). NEST DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR BY A MALE Physalaemus atlanticus HADDAD & SAZIMA 2004 (ANURA: LEPTODACTYLIDAE). Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.1.398