Alimentary habits of infantile Pleurodema nebulosum (Anura: Leptodactylidae), in Matagusanos, San Juan, Argentina

The alimentary habits of Pleurodema nebulosum in the west of Argentina are unknown. The objective in this work was to analyze the diet of a population of infantile of P. nebulosum. We analyze 34 stomachs, the preys were classified and measured (wide and long), and their volumes were estimated with t...

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Autores: Sanabria, Eduardo, Quiroga, Lorena, Acosta, Juan Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/1822
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/1822
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Argentina
dieta
infantiles
Pleurodema nebulosum
San Juan.
diet
infantile
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Sumario:The alimentary habits of Pleurodema nebulosum in the west of Argentina are unknown. The objective in this work was to analyze the diet of a population of infantile of P. nebulosum. We analyze 34 stomachs, the preys were classified and measured (wide and long), and their volumes were estimated with the sphere ellipsoid. It was considered the occurrence frequency and the abundance. The IRI most important were: Hemiptera (1867), Hymenoptera (1431), Coleoptera (127), among others. The preys with highest presence were the Hymenoptera (48,5%), Hemiptera (26,9%) y Coleoptera (10,8%). The value of mean diversity was of 0,19 (SD= 0,2) and the width of trophic niche was of 3,17; it could be indicate a possible specialization. But, in considering the low diversity values, it could be for the scarce readiness of preys in that moment too.