Odontophrynus americanus (Common Lesser Escuerzo): Tadpole predation

Anuran tadpoles are frequently preyed upon by a number of invertebrate predators, including dragonfly larvae, aquatic beetles and their larvae, belostomatid bugs, and spiders (Wells 2007. The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 1148 pp.). During fieldw...

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Autores: Jungblut, Lucas David, Pozzi, Andrea Gabriela
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/228322
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/228322
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:DYTISCIDAE
WATER BEETLE
LARVAE
ANURANS
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:Anuran tadpoles are frequently preyed upon by a number of invertebrate predators, including dragonfly larvae, aquatic beetles and their larvae, belostomatid bugs, and spiders (Wells 2007. The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 1148 pp.). During fieldwork, on 20 November 2020, we observed a larva of a water beetle (ca. 52 mm total length) that had captured an Odontophrynus americanus tadpole (Fig. 1A)...