Nutritional requirements of the critically endangered corroboree frog

极度濒危的corroboree青蛙的营养需求

• 批准号: LP170100351
• 负责人: A/Prof Phillip Byrne
• 金额: $ 23.36万
• 依托单位: University of Wollongong
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2018-08-15 至 2024-06-01
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP170100351
• 关键词: Nutritional; requirements; critically; endangered; corroboree

This project aims to test the effect of dietary carotenoids on an extensive range of fitness-determining traits in the endangered southern corroboree frog. Unprecedented rates of species extinction have been reported for all vertebrates, with amphibians most severely affected. Captive breeding programs play a key role in amphibian conservation, yet there is a lack of knowledge regarding the nutritional requirements of threatened species. Manipulating captive nutrition is a cost-effective action that will permit recovery teams to more efficiently implement conservation actions. The findings will be of major benefit to amphibian conservation globally.

该项目的目的是测试饮食中的类胡萝卜素对濒危的南部corroboree青蛙的适应性决定性状的广泛范围的影响。所有脊椎动物的物种灭绝速度都是前所未有的，两栖动物受到的影响最严重。圈养繁殖计划在两栖动物保护中发挥着关键作用，但对受威胁物种的营养需求缺乏了解。控制圈养营养是一项具有成本效益的行动，将使恢复小组能够更有效地实施保护行动。这一发现将对全球两栖动物保护产生重大影响。