Habitat Effects On Monthly Foods Of Bullfrogs In Eastern Texas
A bullfrog food habit study was conducted during 1969 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. Frogs were collected from two diverse vegetational types: (1) open habitat (farm ponds, lakes, and areas void of trees) and (2) wooded habitat (ponds, lakes, and river bottoms in heavily forested areas). There were 55 animal groups and 12 plant groups represented as food items in open habitat samples and 65 ani. mal groups and 20 plant groups in wooded habitat. Total volume of food consumed by all frogs was greater in open habitat than in wooded, however, volume of plant matter consumed was greater in...
