Morphological responses of three persistent native anuran species after forest conversion into monoculture pine plantations: tolerance or prosperity?
- Gangenova, Elena
- Giombini, Mariano Ignacio
- Zurita, Gustavo Andres
- Marangoni, Federico
DOIAbstract
Species loss by habitat replacement operating as an ecological filter is a well-known consequence of modern human activities. In contrast, the ecological and evolutionary response of species overcoming those filters in converted habitats has not been thoroughly explored. Species that persist are subject to novel and potentially stressful conditions that may induce certain morphological changes. We evaluated changes in the functional morphology of three anuran species persisting after the conversion of areas of the Atlantic Forest into pine plantations. We specifically evaluated differences in body size and body condition indices, head width, and hind legs’ length between adult individuals from both habitats and sexes. Habitat conversion and...
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