Breeding activities of ingerophrynus parvus(Anura: Bufonidae) in Kedah, Malaysia

The breeding activities of the Dwarf toad, Ingerophrynus parvus were observed under natural conditions at Sungai Junjong, Kulim, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia for a period of 12 months. Breeding parameters, such as calling activities, amplecant pairs, eggs deposition and presence of tadpoles were exami...

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Main Authors:	Shahriza, S, Ibrahim, J, Shahrul Anuar, M.S
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5579/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5579/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5579/1/12%2520Shahriza.pdf

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spelling	ukm-55792016-12-14T06:38:52Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5579/ Breeding activities of ingerophrynus parvus(Anura: Bufonidae) in Kedah, Malaysia Shahriza, S Ibrahim, J Shahrul Anuar, M.S The breeding activities of the Dwarf toad, Ingerophrynus parvus were observed under natural conditions at Sungai Junjong, Kulim, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia for a period of 12 months. Breeding parameters, such as calling activities, amplecant pairs, eggs deposition and presence of tadpoles were examined every week in each month. Pearson correlation was used to analyse the relationship between rainfall and each breeding parameter. The results showed positive relationships between rainfall and calling activities (r=0.74), between rainfall and amplexus activities (r=0.52), and between rainfall and spawning activities (0.81). Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5579/1/12%2520Shahriza.pdf Shahriza, S and Ibrahim, J and Shahrul Anuar, M.S (2012) Breeding activities of ingerophrynus parvus(Anura: Bufonidae) in Kedah, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 41 (11). pp. 1431-1435. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/
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description	The breeding activities of the Dwarf toad, Ingerophrynus parvus were observed under natural conditions at Sungai Junjong, Kulim, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia for a period of 12 months. Breeding parameters, such as calling activities, amplecant pairs, eggs deposition and presence of tadpoles were examined every week in each month. Pearson correlation was used to analyse the relationship between rainfall and each breeding parameter. The results showed positive relationships between rainfall and calling activities (r=0.74), between rainfall and amplexus activities (r=0.52), and between rainfall and spawning activities (0.81).
format	Article
author	Shahriza, S Ibrahim, J Shahrul Anuar, M.S
spellingShingle	Shahriza, S Ibrahim, J Shahrul Anuar, M.S Breeding activities of ingerophrynus parvus(Anura: Bufonidae) in Kedah, Malaysia
author_facet	Shahriza, S Ibrahim, J Shahrul Anuar, M.S
author_sort	Shahriza, S
title	Breeding activities of ingerophrynus parvus(Anura: Bufonidae) in Kedah, Malaysia
title_short	Breeding activities of ingerophrynus parvus(Anura: Bufonidae) in Kedah, Malaysia
title_full	Breeding activities of ingerophrynus parvus(Anura: Bufonidae) in Kedah, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Breeding activities of ingerophrynus parvus(Anura: Bufonidae) in Kedah, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Breeding activities of ingerophrynus parvus(Anura: Bufonidae) in Kedah, Malaysia
title_sort	breeding activities of ingerophrynus parvus(anura: bufonidae) in kedah, malaysia
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2012
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5579/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5579/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5579/1/12%2520Shahriza.pdf
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Breeding activities of ingerophrynus parvus(Anura: Bufonidae) in Kedah, Malaysia

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