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DIET OF DENDROPSOPHUS MICROCEPHALUS AND SCARTHYLA VIGILANS (ANURA: HYLIDAE) AT A LOCALITY IN NORTH-WESTERN VENEZUELA WITH NOTES ON MICROHABITAT OCCUPATION

A. FONSECA-PÉREZ, KIMBERLYN; MOLINA, CÉSAR; TÁRANO, ZAIDA.
Pap. avulsos Zool.; 57(7)2017.
Artigo em Inglês | VETINDEX | ID: vti-13261

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RESUMEN La coexistencia de especies con requerimientos ecológicos similares (alimento, espacio, tiempo) típicamente ha atraído a los investigadores porque se espera que la competencia por recursos sea alta. La dieta y la ocupación de microhábitat de dos especies morfológica y ecológicamente similares de Hylidae (Anura) se analizaron en una localidad al noroeste de Venezuela, con el objetivo de evaluar el potencial para competencia entre ellas. La dieta se estimó a través del análisis de los contenidos estomacales y la ocupación del microhábitat por medio de registros del tipo y altura de la percha y la distancia horizontal al agua. Se identificaron 36 categorías de presa (32 familias, 4 órdenes); 30 en D. microcephalus y 21 en S. vigilans. Las presas más importantes (RII) en D. microcephalus fueron Agelenidae (11,1%), Tachinidae (9,32%) y Lepidoptera-larva (7,96%). Gryllidae (14,13%), Cicadidae (9,1%), Cicadellidae (8,3%) and Delphacidae (8,02%) fueron las más importantes en S. vigilans. Ambas especies tienen dietas relativamente generalistas. La superposición de las dietas fue relativamente baja (0,32). Ambas especies ocuparon el mismo tipo de perchas (hojas y tallos de dicotiledóneas y monocotiledóneas) a las mismas alturas. El potencial para la competencia por espacio es alto si las perchas fuesen escasas, pero se espera que la competencia por el alimento sea baja.
ABSTRACT The coexistence of species with similar ecological requirements (food, space, time) has typically drawn attention of researchers because competition for resources is expected to be high. The diet and microhabitat occupation of two morphologically and ecologically similar species of Hylidae (Anura), Dendropsophus microcephalus and Scarthyla vigilans, were analyzed at a locality in north-western Venezuela, with the aim of addressing the potential for space and food competition between them. Diet was estimated through the analysis of stomach contents and microhabitat occupation was estimated through recordings of perch type, height and horizontal distance to water. Thirty-six prey categories (32 families, 4 orders) of arthropods were identified: 30 categories in D. microcephalus and 21 categories in S. vigilans. The most important prey (RII) in D. microcephalus were Agelenidae (11.1%), Tachinidae (9.32%) and Lepidoptera-larvae (7.96%). Gryllidae (14.13%), Cicadidae (9.1%), Cicadellidae (8.3%) and Delphacidae (8.02%) were the most important in S. vigilans. Diet overlap was relatively low (0.32). Both species have relatively generalist diets. Both species occupied the same type of perches (leaves and stems of Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons) and heights (average: S. vigilans, 24 ± 16.2 cm; D. microcephalus, 22.7 ± 9.5 cm). The potential for space competition is high if perches are limited and food competition is expected to be low.
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