Abstract
The movements and plant associations of juveniles of Hyla lersicolor (Anura: Hylidae) were studied during one summer and fall in a southern lowland forest in central Wisconsin. Most frogs began dispersing from the breeding ponds within a week after metamorphosis. Dispersal distances of marked frogs were 1.2 m. Nearly one-third of all captures took place on sedges (Carex spp.). False nettle (Boeheneria cylindrica), reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) and young swamp white oak (Querclls bicolor) saplings were other important plant species. Juvenile frogs were present on the vegetation at every hour of the day from late July through late September. The young frogs could not be found in early October. These observations suggest that juveniles of H. Inersicolor remain near the ground during their first season and do not ascend into trees.
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