The case for studying tadpole autecology, with comments on strategies to study other small, fast-moving animals in nature

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dc.contributor.authorAnnibale, Fabiane S.
dc.contributor.authorWassersug, Richard J.
dc.contributor.authorRossa-Feres, Denise de C. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorNomura, Fausto
dc.contributor.authorBrasileiro, Cinthia A.
dc.contributor.authorSabbag, Ariadne F. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorZeng, Yu
dc.contributor.authorPhillips, Jackson R.
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Virtual do Estado de São Paulo
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of British Columbia
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
dc.contributor.institutionChapman University
dc.contributor.institutionBerkeley
dc.contributor.institutionUtah State University
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-29T16:16:16Z
dc.date.available2023-07-29T16:16:16Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-01
dc.description.abstractTwo of the most fundamental questions in tadpole biology, also applicable to most small, under-studied organisms are: (1) ‘Why are they built the way they are?’ and (2) ‘Why do they live where they do?’ Regrettably, despite significant progress in most aspects of tadpole biology, the answers to these questions are not much better now than they were in the last century. We propose that an autecological approach, that is the careful observation of individuals and how they interact with the environment, is a potential path towards a fuller understanding of tadpole ecomorphology and evolution. We also discuss why more attention should be given to studying atypical tadpoles from atypical environments, such as torrential streams, water-filled cavities of terrestrial plants and wet rock surfaces neighbouring streams. Granted, tadpoles are rare in these settings, but in those unusual habitats the physical environments can be well described and characterized. In contrast, the more common ponds where tadpoles are found are typically too structurally complex to be easily delineated. This makes it difficult to know exactly what individual tadpoles are doing and what environmental parameters they are responding to. Our overall thesis is that to understand tadpoles we must see exactly what they are doing, where they are doing it, and how they are doing it. This takes work, but we suggest it is feasible and could greatly advance our understanding of how anuran larvae have evolved. The same strategies for studying tadpoles that we encourage here can be applied to the study of many other small and fast-moving animals.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Virtual do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Cellular and Physiological Sciences Faculty of Medicine University of British Columbia
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Zoologia e Botânica Universidade Estadual “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” – UNESP, São Paulo
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Ecologia ICB Universidade Federal de Goiás – UFG, Goiás
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva ICAQF Universidade Federal de São Paulo – UNIFESP, São Paulo
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Biodiversidade IB Universidade Estadual “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” – UNESP, São Paulo
dc.description.affiliationSchemid College of Science and Technology Chapman University
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Integrative Biology and the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology University of California Berkeley
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Biology Utah State University
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Zoologia e Botânica Universidade Estadual “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” – UNESP, São Paulo
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Biodiversidade IB Universidade Estadual “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” – UNESP, São Paulo
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aec.13367
dc.identifier.citationAustral Ecology.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/aec.13367
dc.identifier.issn1442-9993
dc.identifier.issn1442-9985
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85161381195
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/250044
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofAustral Ecology
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectamphibians
dc.subjectautoecology
dc.subjectecomorphology
dc.subjectextreme habitats
dc.subjectfine-scale data
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.titleThe case for studying tadpole autecology, with comments on strategies to study other small, fast-moving animals in natureen
dc.typeResenha
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