A Complex Mimetic Relationship Between the Central Newt and Ozark Highlands Leech

Malcolm L. McCallum; Stacy Beharry; Stanley E. Trauth

doi:10.1656/1528-7092(2008)7[173:ACMRBT]2.0.CO;2

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Malcolm L. McCallum,^*,** Stacy Beharry,^*** Stanley E. Trauth^****

^**Corresponding author - Malcolm.mccallum@tamut.edu.
^**Biological Sciences Program, Texas A&M University-Texarkana, 2600 Robison Road, Texarkana, TX 75501.
^***Department of Biology, Morgan State University, 1700 East Coldspring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21251.
^****Department of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, PO Box 599, State University, AR 72467.

Abstract

In response to their strikingly similar coloration, we tested for a mimetic relationship between Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis (Central Newt) and Macrobdella diplotertia (Ozark Highlands leech). Early observations took place in a south-central Missouri woodland pond. Later, feeding experiments involving ducks, geese, and native fishes were conducted. Our results support a mimetic relationship between these 2 species that is not a simple classification. More in-depth study may be needed to elucidate the true nature of this relationship.

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Malcolm L. McCallum, Stacy Beharry, and Stanley E. Trauth "A Complex Mimetic Relationship Between the Central Newt and Ozark Highlands Leech," Southeastern Naturalist 7(1), 173-179, (1 March 2008). https://doi.org/10.1656/1528-7092(2008)7[173:ACMRBT]2.0.CO;2

Published: 1 March 2008

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