Date of Award
Spring 1959
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Biology
Abstract
The amphibian family Raniddae is world wide in distribution, occurring on an all continents and forming one of the largest families of frogs. Rana, the only genus found in the United States, contains about 400 species. 27 of which are found in the New World. Species such as R. castebiana, R. clamitans, R. pipiens, and R. arylio have considerable economic Importance; prized as food by man, they are also often used as experimental animals in biological research. Only four species normally occur in Central Virginia; R. castebiana, R. clamitans, R. pippins, and R. palustris.
In the present study an ettort was made to determine if differences existed in the food habits among the f our species of Rana, R. castebeiana, by far the most abundant species, was studied specifically to determine if differences in the food habits existed between sexes, size groups, habitat types, and seasons.
Recommended Citation
Brooks, Garnett Ryland, "The food habits of Rana catesbeiana Shaw and other ranids from five different pond types" (1959). Master's Theses. 151.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/masters-theses/151