Seasonal migration of Columbia spotted frogs (Rana luteiventris) among complementary resources in a high mountain basin
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Information on how animals partition their activities and travel among complementary resources, such as breeding or overwintering habitats, is needed for species conservation. In a mountain basin at 2500 m elevation in central Idaho, we studied the habitat use and movement patterns of 736 marked and 87 radio-tagged Columbia spotted frogs (Rana luteiventris) from 1995 to 1998. The goals of this study were to (i) identify and characterize R. luteiventris breeding, summer foraging, and overwintering habitats, (ii) describe the movement patterns of juvenile, male, and female R. luteiventris among these resources, and (iii) determine migration routes. Juvenile and adult R. luteiventris occupied a variety of widely distributed wetlands from late June to September. On average, 1–32% of juvenile, 6–11% of male, and 16–51% of female frogs moved from breeding ponds to summer habitats. Migratory males remained within 200 m of the breeding sites, whereas females traveled up to 1030 m to reach summer habitats. From late August through September, frogs migrated to deep (>3 m) lakes to overwinter. Frog migrations occurred quickly and often followed shortest-distance travel routes through dry, open forest even when stream corridors were available nearby. This study exemplifies the need to protect both complementary resources and the corridors connecting these anuran habitats. Résumé : La protection d’une espèce requiert qu’on sache comment elle répartit ses activités et ses déplacements parmi les ressources complémentaires, comme les territoires de reproduction et les quartiers d’hiver. Nous avons étudié l’utilisation de l’habitat et les patterns des déplacements de 87 individus munis d’un émetteur-radio et de 736 individus marqués de la grenouille maculée de Columbia (Rana luteiventris) dans un bassin hydrographique de montagne du centre de l’Idaho, à 2500 m d’altitude. Nous avons tenté (i) d’identifier et de caractériser les aires de reproduction, les territoires d’alimentation d’été et les quartiers d’hiver, (ii) de décrire les patterns des déplacements des grenouilles juvéniles et des adultes mâles et femelles parmi ces ressources et (iii) de déterminer leurs routes de migration. Les juvéniles et les adultes de R. luteiventris occupent un éventail de terres humides dispersées sur un grand territoire de la fin de juin à septembre. En moyenne 1–32 % des juvéniles, 6–11 % des mâles et 16–51 % des femelles migrent des aires de reproduction aux quartiers d’été. Les mâles migrateurs restent à moins de 200 m des territoires de reproduction, alors que les femelles peuvent parcourir jusqu’à 1030 m pour gagner les quartiers d’été. De la fin d’août à la fin de septembre, les grenouilles migrent vers des lacs de profondeur supérieure a 3 m pour passer l’hiver. Les migrations se font rapidement et les grenouilles empruntent les chemins les plus courts à travers les boisés secs et ouverts, même lorsqu’il existe des corridors d’eau courante dans le voisinage. Cette étude souligne l’importance de protéger à la fois les ressources complémentaires et les corridors qui relient les habitats de ces anoures. [Traduit par la Rédaction] Pilliod et al. 1862
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