Diet of Dendropsophus counani (Anura: Hylidae) during breeding season in the Eastern Amazonia
Dendropsophus counani is a rare neotropical treefrog that descend from the canopy of the trees to breed. Due to the low rate of encounter, ecology information is insuficient. The objective of this study was described here its diet composition during breeding season from Eastern Amazon. The stomach c...
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| Formato: | Articulo Comunicacion |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2021
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| Acceso en línea: | http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/168076 |
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| Sumario: | Dendropsophus counani is a rare neotropical treefrog that descend from the canopy of the trees to breed. Due to the low rate of encounter, ecology information is insuficient. The objective of this study was described here its diet composition during breeding season from Eastern Amazon. The stomach contents of N = 46 specimens (37 males and 9 females) were analyzed.
A total of N = 37 prey items that included into 10 categories were determined for males while two categories for females. Araneae was the most important prey item for both sexes. Niche breadth (Bsta) was 0.48, suggesting that D. counani is a generalist predator. Diet composition of D. counani contribute to the natural history data and it may use in future categorization of neotropical frogs. |
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