The Sex Ratio of Anura in Natural Population (The Studied on the Sex Ratio of Amphibia in Korea 1)

무미류 수종의 자연집단에 있어서의 성비 조사(한국산 양서류의 성비에 관한 연구 1)

  • KANG, Yung-Sun (Dept. of Zoology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • YANG, Suh-Yung (Dept. of Zoology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Seoul National University)
  • 강영선 (서울대학교 문리과대학 동물학과) ;
  • 양서영 (서울대학교 문리과대학 동물학과)
  • Published : 1960.12.01

Abstract

For the study on the sex ratio in natural populations of the different localities, the amphibian species were collected as the materials at the seven localities in Korea, and were obtained the following results. The sex ratios of each amphibian species suggest that each has it's own specific sex rations the following list. Rana nigromaculata H. : 109-39, Rana rugosa SCH. : 67.44, Rana temporaria coreana O. : 158.45, Hyla arborea japonica G. : 137.70. In Rana nigromaculata H. the average sex ratio was 109.39 as the above list, and its was reached statistically significant level according to the different localiies. The sex ratio was generally higher in the eastern area than that in the western area in this country. The sex ratio of the adult frogs of Rana nigromaculata H. was 135.18 , and it has a statistically significant level by each locality but the sex ratio of the younger frogs of the same species was 100.97 which was a little lower than that in the adult, and it was not laid at a significant level according to the localities. There is no doubt that the difference of sex ratios according to the localities was mainly due to the different ratios of the adult frogs which were effected on the constitution of sex by environmental factors in each locality.

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