MACNBR 00242
MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES "BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA"
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Feeding habits of the bromeligenous treefrog Phyllodytes edelmoi Peixoto, Caramaschi & Freire, 2003 (Anura: Hylidae) from the State of Alagoas, Northeastern Brazil
Autor/es:
ARAUJO-VIEIRA, KATYUSCIA; THAME G. FERREIRA; UBIRATAN G. SILVA; GABRIEL O. SKUK; JHONATAN GUEDES DOS SANTOS
Revista:
CUADERNOS DE HERPETOLOGÃA
Editorial:
ASOCIACIÓN HERPETOLÓGICA ARGENTINA
Referencias:
Lugar: San Miguel de Tucumán; Año: 2018 vol. 32 p. 5 - 13
ISSN:
0326-551X
Resumen:
The hylid frog genus Phyllodytes comprised 12 species distributed in eastern Brazil and knownto strictly inhabit inside bromeliads. In this study, we explore the feeding habits of P. edelmoiand test the prey selectivity of the species by comparing the prey items in the stomachs contentswith the availability of preys in bromeliads. Our results show that P. edelmoi consumes highamounts of ants along the year, and therefore it could be considered an ?ant specialist? species.This specialist feeding behaviour could be considered a synapomorphy of the genus Phyllodytes.
