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한국생태학회 / v.31, no.3, 2008년, pp.183-191 
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( Effects of Physical Parameters and Age on the Order of Entrance of Hynobius leechii to a Breeding Pond ) |
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| To determine the age structure of a Hynobius leechii breeding population and analyze relationships between the order of entrance to breeding ponds and physical parameters and age, we studied a wild population of the species in the Research Forests of Kangwon National University in Chuncheon, Kangwon, South Korea from March 16 to April 13, 2005. The age of breeding males ranged one to nine years old and that of females ranged from three to nine years old. The asymptotic sizes of males and females were 6.36 and 6.51 cm, respectively, and the growth coefficients of males and females were 0.71 and 0.81, respectively. The snout-vent length (SVL), head length, and body mass of males were all positively correlated with their age, but female age did not show a significant relationship with any physical parameter. The tail depth, body mass, and condition factors (SVL/body mass $ imes$ 100) of both males and females were negatively related with the order of entrance to the breeding pond. The head width and SVL of males were also negatively correlated with the order of entrance, but the SVL of females was positively related with the order of entrance. These results suggest that physical parameters are more important determinants of breeding migration patterns than age. We discuss which of two hypotheses, the mate opportunity hypothesis and the susceptibility hypothesis, is better able to explain the order of entrance to breeding ponds for male and female H. leechii. |
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| Amphibian;Hynobius leechii;Mate opportunity hypothesis;Migration;Salamander;Skeletochronology;Susceptibility hypothesis; |
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Journal of Ecology and Field Biology / v.31, no.3, 2008년, pp.183-191
한국생태학회
ISSN : 1975-020X
UCI : G100:I100-KOI(KISTI1.1003/JNL.JAKO200800557080350)
언어 : 영어 |
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| 논문 제공 : KISTI 한국과학기술정보연구원 |
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