Katherine Vecchi Saint Leo University Honors Department
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PARACHUTING BEHAVIOR OF DENDROBATIES PUMILIO WHEN DROPPED FROM PRIMARY FOREST CANOPY OF ISLA COLON, PANAMA Katherine Vecchi Saint Leo University Honors Department
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Parachuting Behavior of Dendrobaties pumilio when Dropped from Primary Forest Canopy of Isla Colon, Panama. Katherine Vecchi Saint Leo University Honors Department. Bocas del Drago, Isla Colon Bocas del Toro, Panama and ITEC (Institute for Tropical Ecology and Conservation). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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PARACHUTING BEHAVIOR OF DENDROBATIES PUMILIO WHEN DROPPED FROM PRIMARY FOREST CANOPY OF ISLA COLON, PANAMA
Katherine Vecchi
Saint Leo University
Honors Department
Bocas del Drago, Isla Colon Bocas del Toro, Panama and ITEC (Institute for Tropical Ecology and Conservation)
Bocas del Drago, Isla Colon Bocas del Toro, Panama
Dendrobaties pumilio
Areas Investigated
Male vs. Female Dendrobaties pumilio Dendrobaties pumilio vs. Colostethus sp Dendrobaties pumilio vs. Eleutherodactylus sp.
In the areas of: Drop Times Ratio of Snout Vent Length (mm) and Mass (g) Ratio of Snout Vent Length (mm) and Hind Limb
Length Parachuting Behavior
Dendrobaties pumilio
Colostethus sp
Eleutherodactylus sp.
Drop Site
32 Meters Above the Ground
Results
Male vs. Female Dendrobaties pumilio
No significant significance between any of the three sets
Dendrobaties pumilio vs. Colostethus sp.
Dendrobaties pumilio vs. Eleutherodactylus sp.
Significance found between all sets of data
