| Title | Responses of foothill yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii) larvae to an introduced predator |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Paoletti, David J., Deanna H. Olson, and Andrew R. Blaustein |
| Secondary Title | Copeia. |
| Number | 1 |
| Pagination | p.161-168 |
| Date Published | 2011, Mar. |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Electronic Subscription |
| Keywords | behavior, Cow Creek, depleted populations, Foothill yellow-legged frog = Rana boylii, introduced species, predation, Smallmouth Bass = Micropterus dolomieu, South Umpqua River |
| Notes | The foothill yellow-legged frog, a native amphibian, has been reduced to 43% of its historical range, and is considered a "sensitive" species. As populations of the introduced predator, the smallmouth bass, have spread up Cow Creek, this frog has started to disappear. This article examines the natural defenses of the foothill yellow-legged frog, and the lack of defenses the species has for an introduced predator. Larval foothill yellow-legged frogs do not seem to recognize the smallmouth bass as a potential threat. |
| DOI | 10.1643/CE-09-170 |
