This
study examined the relationship between tree frog (Hylasavignyi) coloring
and its different seasonal habitats at the southern border of its distribution.
The results show that tree frog color is affected by the dominant colors in its
habitat, which vary seasonally, especially between winter and summer. Tree frog
colors were various shades of green, white, brown, and black. No genetic marker
was found to characterize the color. The ability of a small frog to infer its
own time with the help of color changes occurring in the habitat on the
southern border of its distribution, which are relatively broad, gives this
species an advantage.
References
[1]
Degani, G. (2016) The Habitats, Life Cycle and Physiological Adaptation of Green Toad (Pseudepidalea viridis) in Northern Israel. Internal Journal of Scientific Research, 5, 113-117. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283665073
[2]
Grach, A., Plesser, Y., Werner, Y.L. and Gasith, A. (2007) A New, Sibling, Tree Frog from Jerusalem (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae). Journal of Natural History, 41, 709-728. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930701261794
[3]
Stock, M., Moritz, M., Hickerson, D., Frynta, T., Dujsebayeva, V., Eremchenko, J.R., Macey, T. and Papenfuss, J. (2006) Evolution of Mitochondrial Relationships and Biogeography of Palearctic Green Toads (Bufo viridis Subgroup) with Insights in Their Genomic Plasticity. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 41, 663-689. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2006.05.026
[4]
Gómez, V.I. and Kehr, A.I. (2011) Morphological and Developmental Responses of Anuran Larvae (Physalaemus albonotatus) to Chemical Cues from the Predators Moenkhausia dichoroura (Characiformes: Characidae) and Belostoma elongatum (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae). Zoological Studies, 50, 203-210.
[5]
Degani, G. (2019) Ecological and Genetic Variation of the Distribution of Various Species of Amphibians at the Southern Border of their Distribution. International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences, 9, 21-41. https://www.fortunejournals
[6]
Gvoždík, V., Moravec, J., Klütsch, C. and Kotlíka, P. (2010) Phylogeography of the Middle Eastern Tree Frogs (Hyla, Hylidae, Amphibia) as Inferred from Nuclear and Mitochondrial DNA Variation, with a Description of a New Species. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 55, 1146-1166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2010.03.015
[7]
Degani, G. (2016) Life Cycle of Tree Frogs (Hyla savygnyi) in Semi-Arid Habitats in Northern Israel. International Journal of Biology, 8, 17-26. https://doi.org/10.5539/ijb.v8n1p17
[8]
Degani, G. (1982) Amphibian Tadpole Interaction in a Winter Pond. Hydrobiologia, 96, 3-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00006274
[9]
Degani, G. (1986) Growth and Behavior of Six Species of Amphibian Larvae in a Winter Pond in Israel. Hydrobiologia, 140, 5-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00006723
[10]
Degani, G. and Kaplan, D. (1999) Distribution of Amphibian Larvae in Israeli Habitats with Changeable Water Availability. Hydrobiologia, 405, 49-56. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003796820900
[11]
Goldberg, T., Nevo, E. and Degani, G. (2009) Breeding Site Selection According to Suitability for Amphibian Larval Growth under Various Ecological Conditions in the Semi-Arid Zone of Northern Israel. Ecologia Mediterranea, 35, 65-74. https://doi.org/10.3406/ecmed.2009.1389
[12]
Degani, G., Nagar, R. and Yom-Din, S. (2012) Molecular DNA Variation in Hyla felixarabica from Various Breeding Sites in Northern Israel. Herpetologica Romanica, 6, 51-67. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259962752
[13]
Gomez-Rodrıguez, C., Dıaz-Paniagua, C., Serrano, L., Florencio, M. and Portheault, A. (2009) Mediterranean Temporary Ponds as Amphibian Breeding Habitats: The Importance of Preserving Pond Networks. Aquatic Ecology, 43, 1179-1191. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-009-9235-x
[14]
Degani, G. and Biton, E. (2013) Tree Frog (Hyla savygnyi) Color and Substrate Preference. American Open Animal Science Journal, 3, 31-39. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259964135
[15]
Gvozdík, V. and Moravec, J. (2005) Variation of Hyla savignyi: A Color Pattern of Cypriote and Mainland Populations. In: Ananjeva, N. and Tsinenko, O., Eds., Herpetologia Petropolitana, 32-34.
[16]
Degani, G. (2014) DNA Variation of Capoeta damascina (Valenciennes, 1842) in Three Rivers in Northern Israel. Biophysical Chemistry, 5, 107-117. https://doi.org/10.4236/jbpc.2014.53012
[17]
Bercovich, D., Korem, S., Shauder, L. and Degani, G. (2012) Genetic Diversity of Color Phenotypes in the Koi (Cyprinus carpio L.) as Identified by Molecular Markers. Journal Biophysical Chemistry, 3, 249-255. https://doi.org/10.4236/jbpc.2012.33029
[18]
Wilbur, W.J. and Lipman, D.J. (1983) Rapid Similarity Searches of Nucleic Acid and Protein Data Banks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 80, 726-730. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.80.3.726
[19]
Degani, G. and Warburg, M.R. (1984) Changes in Concentrations of Ions and Urea in Both Plasma and Muscle Tissue in Dehydrated Hylid anura. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 77A, 357-360. https://doi.org/10.1016/0300-9629(84)90073-2
[20]
Nevo, E. and Yang, S.Y. (1979) Genetic Diversity and Climatic Determinants of Tree Frogs in Israel. Oecologia (Berlin), 41, 47-64. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00344836
[21]
Degani, G. and Ahkked, N. (2021) Ecological and Biological Adaptations of Triturus vittatus vittatus (Urodela) to an Unstable Habitat. International Journal of Zoology and Animal Biology, 3, 1-8.
