Diversidad, distribución espacio-temporal y turnos de vocalización de anuros (Amphibia, Anura) en un área ecotonal del nordeste de Argentina

ABSTRACT Studies on diversity and natural history of anuran communities are basic to distinguish natural fluctuations from those due to human impacts (a key tool in conservation programs), to assess the role they play in ecosystems dynamics and to allow comparison of diversity gradients. With those objectives, this paper analyzes diversity, temporal and spatial distribution, and calling daily time of the anurans from three breeding sites at Esteros del Iberá, in northeastern Argentina. Samples were taken monthly, between July 2008 and June 2010. We recorded 26 species belonging to five famili...