Trophic Relationships among Five Species of Anura in the Colombian Caribbean Tropical Dry Forest: A Spatial and Temporal Approach
; Duré Pitteri, Marta Inés
; Bonilla Gómez, Mariá Argenis Otros responsables
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01/2021
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Sociedade Brasileira de Herpetología
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South American Journal of Herpetology
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1808-9798
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1982-355X
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Las especies de Bufonidae y Leptodactylidae son comunes en bosque seco tropical. Algunos de ellos están asociados a forrajeo activo y el consumo de termitas y hormigas; pero para otros la ecología trófica es desconocida. Se examinó la dieta de cinco especies de anuros de las familias Bufonidae (Rhinella horribilis, Rhinella humboldti) y Leptodactylidae subfamilia Leiuperinae (Engystomops pustulosus, Pleurodema brachyops y Pseudopaludicola pusilla) en seis sitios del Caribe colombiano con fragmentos de bosque seco y diferentes usos del suelo. Un total de 310 tipos de presas fueron identificadas. La mayor contribución fue representada por Coleoptera, Hymenoptera (Formicidae), Isoptera y Diptera. Las especies de anuros difieren en el número y el volumen de presas ingeridas. Excepto para Pseudopaludicola pusilla que se comporta como un depredador generalista, las especies estudiadas mostraron un alto consumo de termitas y hormigas. Engystomops pustulosus mostró preferencia hacia las termitas, la dieta de Pleurodema brachyops se caracterizó por el alto consumo de hormigas y termitas, y las dos especies de Bufonidae fueron consumidores de hormigas. Excepto por Pseudopaludicola pusilla, existen relaciones entre el tamaño del depredador y la presa. Las especies presentan solapamiento en la dieta (espacial y temporal) cuando se analiza a nivel de orden. Pero, la riqueza de presas diferentes entre estos órdenes permite la coexistencia de las especies. La dieta de estas especies presenta tendencias similares en diferentes hábitats a lo largo de su área de distribución
Species of Bufonidae and Leptodactylidae are common in the Colombian tropical dry forest. Although some of them are associated with active foraging and consumption of termites and ants, their trophic ecology is mostly unknown. The diet of five anuran species of Bufonidae (Rhinella horribilis, R. humboldti) and the leptodactylid subfamily Leiuperinae (Engystomops pustulosus, Pleurodema brachyops, and Pseudopaludicola pusilla) was examined at six sites of the Colombian Caribbean in fragments of dry forest and different land uses. A total of 310 food items were identified. The greatest contribution was represented by Coleoptera, Hymenoptera (Formicidae), Isoptera, and Diptera. The species differed in number and volume of prey. Except for Pseudopaludicola pusilla, which behaves as a generalist predator, species had high intake of termites and ants. Engystomops pustulosus preferred termites, Pleurodema brachyops had high consumption of ants and termites, and the two bufonid species were myrmecophagous. Except for Pseudopaludicola pusilla, predator and prey size was related. Most species have overlapping diets (spatially and temporally) when analyzing food items identified at the order level. However, the richness of different prey within these orders allows the coexistence of species. The diet of these species presents similar trends in different habitats throughout their distribution area.
Species of Bufonidae and Leptodactylidae are common in the Colombian tropical dry forest. Although some of them are associated with active foraging and consumption of termites and ants, their trophic ecology is mostly unknown. The diet of five anuran species of Bufonidae (Rhinella horribilis, R. humboldti) and the leptodactylid subfamily Leiuperinae (Engystomops pustulosus, Pleurodema brachyops, and Pseudopaludicola pusilla) was examined at six sites of the Colombian Caribbean in fragments of dry forest and different land uses. A total of 310 food items were identified. The greatest contribution was represented by Coleoptera, Hymenoptera (Formicidae), Isoptera, and Diptera. The species differed in number and volume of prey. Except for Pseudopaludicola pusilla, which behaves as a generalist predator, species had high intake of termites and ants. Engystomops pustulosus preferred termites, Pleurodema brachyops had high consumption of ants and termites, and the two bufonid species were myrmecophagous. Except for Pseudopaludicola pusilla, predator and prey size was related. Most species have overlapping diets (spatially and temporally) when analyzing food items identified at the order level. However, the richness of different prey within these orders allows the coexistence of species. The diet of these species presents similar trends in different habitats throughout their distribution area.
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