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http://dx.doi.org/10.11614/KSL.2019.52.4.358

Assessment of Body Condition in Amphibians Using Radiography: Relationship between Bone Mineral Density and Food Resource Availability  

Park, Jun Kyu (Department of Biological Science, Kongju National University)
Do, Yuno (Department of Biological Science, Kongju National University)
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Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment / v.52, no.4, 2019 , pp. 358-365 More about this Journal
Abstract
We measured the body composition, including bone mineral density (BMD) and food resource availability using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and the carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios of body condition of 4 anuran species(Hyla japonica, Glandirana rugosa, Pelophylax nigromaculatus, Lithobates catesbeianus) in South Korea. Additionally, the carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios were employed to determine the food resource availability of anurans. We figured out the relationship between the body composition, including BMDs and food resource availability. The body composition and BMDs did not differ between male and female while there was difference among the species. Food resource availability and BMDs were the highest in L. catesbeianus, the lowest in H. japonica. BMDs tended to increase with higher food resource availability. Body composition and BMDs, which represent the body condition of an individual, can be used as an ecological indicator to assess the stability of the habitat of anurans.
Keywords
radiography; body composition; bone mineral density; food resource availability; ecological indicator;
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