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. 2017 May 16;5:e3250. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3250

Table 1. Characteristics of the methods used to capture and describe the diet of Xenopus laevis.

South Africa Wales France Chile Portugal USA
Population status Native Extincta Invasive Invasive Invasive Invasive
Period of capture From 06/2014 To-09/2014 From 05/1995 To 08/1996 From 05/2014 To 10/2014 01/1998 03/2001 From 06/2014 To 08/2014 1975–1976
Geographical coordinates
Latitude/Longitude NWb S34°18′24″ E18°25′35″ N51°27′33″ W3°33′11″ N47°16′14″ W0°33′56″ S33°29′ W70°54′ N38°45′09″ W9°17′27″ See McCoid & Fritts (1980)
Latitude/Longitude SEb S34°20′06″ E19°04′29″ NA N46°53′41″ W0°31′11″ S33°37′ W70°39′ N38°42′35″ W9°16′25″ See McCoid & Fritts (1980)
Sampling design
Method Trap Trap Trap Trap Electrofishing NA
Capture occasion/site From 1 to 4 29 3 1 From 1 to 4 1
Number of sites 8 1 26 2 12 1
Number of individuals 164 375 438 48 352 81
Prey availability Yes Yes Yes No No No
Habitat type Ponds Pond Ponds Ponds Streams Streams
Prey collection method Flushing/ Dissection Flushing Dissection Dissection Dissection Dissection
Published data
Prey frequency in stomachs Yes Yes No Yes No Yes
Niche breadth Yes No No No No No
Electivity Yes Yes No No No No
Individual data
Yes No Yes Yes Yes No

Notes.

a

The population introduced in Wales went extinct twenty years after the data collection used in our study (Tinsley et al., 2015).

b

Geographical coordinates (WGS 84), northwestern (NW) and southeastern corners (SE), of the minimum rectangle encompassing all sampled sites for Ns > 1.