The directional orientation of pre- and post-reproductive migration was studied in the Brazilian red-bellied toad Melanophryniscus cambaraensis, a species that forms explosive-breeding aggregations at irregular intervals throughout the entire year. Migrating toads were captured by enclosing the breeding site in dual drift fences with inward- and outward-facing funnel traps. Data were collected over 5 mo and totalled 333 captures. The observed directional orientation was significantly different from expected under a uniform distribution for both pre- and post-reproductive migration, regardless of gender. Males and females did not differ significantly from each other in the orientation of entry or exit, and the directional orientation of pre-reproductive migration was not significantly different from post-reproductive migration. It is suggested that the observed directional bias may be due to a dirt road next to the breeding site that could restrict juvenile dispersal to the adjacent forest. Copyright © 2010 Cambridge University Press.
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Santos, R. R., Leonardi, S. B., Caorsi, V. Z., & Grant, T. (2010). Directional orientation of migration in an aseasonal explosive-breeding toad from Brazil. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 26(4), 415–421. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266467410000180
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