Table 1 Ecological traits and the representing morphological traits of tadpole species used for calculating functional diversity
Ecological trait | Morphological trait | Type of data |
|---|---|---|
feeding and ability of habitat use by shape of oral disc | mouth opened | binary |
| Â | umbelliform | binary |
| Â | suctorial | binary |
| Â | generalised or small but with keratodonts | binary |
| Â | reduced | binary |
| Â | generalised | binary |
feeding type (e.g. filterer, grazer, carnivore) represented by jaw sheaths shape | generalised | binary |
| Â | keratinised, vertical bars | binary |
| Â | poorly keratinised | binary |
| Â | transformed in a three sporn-shaped papillae | binary |
| Â | transformed in bow-net structure | binary |
| Â | absent | binary |
feeding type | number of keratodonts rows | continuous |
habitat use (adaptations to water current) | number of papillae | continuous |
| Â | relative oral disc width | continuous |
| Â | relative tail muscle height | continuous |
| Â | relative tail length | continuous |
habitat use (use of the water column) | eye position | binary |