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Morphological dataset for study of morphospace structure of frog assemblages in the Western Hemisphere

Creator:: Larson, Joanna G and Weiner, Abraham
Description:: This dataset consists of 11 linear external morphological measurements from 1,614 adult frog individuals from 434 species that all naturally occur in the Western Hemisphere. We used these data to investigate patterns of multidimensional morphospace structure in frog assemblages along the latitudinal diversity gradient in the Americas. The measured traits are predictive of adult microhabitat use, diel activity patterns, locomotion, mating habitat, and diet.
Keyword:: functional traits, morphology, frog, anura, and amphibian
Citation to related publication:: Larson, JG, PO Title, and DL Rabosky. Expansion and packing of frog morphospace along the Western Hemisphere latitudinal diversity gradient revealed by functional traits. In prep
Discipline:: Science

Creator:: Larson, Joanna G, Hamar, Leslie, Whitcher, Courtney, Farrugia, Nicholas, and Schwarz, Eva
Description:: These are the data required to implement the authentic research experience (ARE) that we created and describe in our paper "The Batrachian Barf Bowl: An authentic research experience using ecological data from frog diets." We created an open-source “bowl game” competition that challenges students to identify, measure, and compare diet items across vouchered frog specimens.
Keyword:: Frog, Diet, Ecology, Science Education, Authentic Research Experience (ARE), Biodiversity, Herpetology, Museum Collections, Remote Learning, and Undergraduate
Citation to related publication:: Larson, J. G., Crowell, H. L., Walsh, L. L., & Davis Rabosky, A. R. (2022). The Batrachian Barf Bowl: An authentic research experience using ecological data from frog diets. Ecology and Evolution, 12, e9095. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9095 and The above article is also available in Deep Blue Documents at https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/174122
Discipline:: Science

Creator:: Larson, Joanna G and Weiner, Abraham
Description:: This dataset consists of 11 linear external morphological measurements from 2,593 adult frog individuals from 757 species. We use these data to investigate patterns and rates of frog size and shape evolution. The measured traits are predictive of adult microhabitat use, diel activity patterns, locomotion, mating habitat, and diet.
Keyword:: functional traits, morphology, anura, amphibian
Citation to related publication:: Larson, JG, A Weiner, and DL Rabosky. Are rates of speciation and morphological evolution coupled across extant frogs? In prep
Discipline:: Science