Brittany Doupnik Repeatability of Microhabitat Selection and Activity levels of Bullfrog Tadpoles (Rana catesbeiana) Division Sciences Department Biology Year 2003 Advisor Geoff Smith

I investigated the repeatability of individual bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) tadpoles for microhabitat preference and activity levels.   Tadpoles showed a preference for habitats that were vegetated and that had large rocks as substrate.  Tadpoles also preferred deeper water.  Individual tadpoles did not show repeatability in habitat preference or activity levels.  There was no correlation between activity levels and habitats, showing that an individual’s behavior in one environment did not necessarily reflect how they behaved in another.