Identifying effects of toe clipping on anuran return rates: the importance of statistical power

• Published in: Amphibia-reptilia Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 275 - 289
• Main Authors: Parris, Kirsten, McCarthy, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Netherlands Brill 01.01.2001; BRILL
• Subjects: Bufo fowleri; Crinia signifera; Freshwater; Hyla labialis

Abstract Toe clipping is a common method of marking anurans for population studies. We re-analysed data from four published studies investigating the relationship between return rate and number of toes clipped for three anuran species: Bufo fowleri, Crinia signifera and Hyla labialis. Although these...