Dispersal and migration in yellow-bellied toads, Bombina variegata

Riga 2015, kt., 112 Seiten, Abb. A total of 834 individuals were identified and nearly half of the population consisted of juveniles. The snout vent length and the body mass was on average higher in females than in males. The scaled mass index was not affected by sex, altitude, and movement activity, but differed between months - it was higher in autumn than in spring and summer. Of metamorphs first captured in 2008, a total of 80% left their natal sites. The dispersal rate of metamorphs was 617 m per generation. The maximum observed distance of 3042 m over a period of four years was covered by a former metamorph.