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| Almeida-Gomes,Mauricio; Hatano,Fábio H.; Van Sluys,Monique; Rocha,Carlos F. D.. |
| We analyzed the diet and microhabitat use for two Hylodinae anurans (Cycloramphidae), Hylodes phyllodes Heyer & Cocroft, 1986 and Crossodactylus gaudichaudii Duméril & Bibron, 1841, living in sympatry at an Atlantic Rainforest area of Ilha Grande, in southeastern Brazil. The two species live syntopically at some rocky streams. The two species differed strongly in microhabitat use. Hylodes phyllodes occurred mainly on rocks, whereas C. gaudichaudii was observed mostly on the water. Regarding diet, coleopterans, hymenopterans (ants), and larvae were the most important prey item consumed by both species. Data suggest that microhabitat use appears to be an important parameter differentiating these frogs with respect to general resource... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Anuran; Sympatry; Syntopy; Atlantic Rainforest; Ilha Grande. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212007000100005 |
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| Gomez-Mesa,Laura; Pereira-Ribeiro,Juliane; Ferreguetti,Atilla C.; Almeida-Santos,Marlon; Bergallo,Helena G.; Rocha,Carlos F. D.. |
| ABSTRACT Presented is the first information on the ecological and reproductive aspects of the treefrog, Aparasphenodon brunoi Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920, living in ombrophilous forest areas of the Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil. We recorded the species’ daily activity and over the course of a year, population density during the year, microhabitat usage, diet, and some reproductive features (quantity, diameter and mean mass of oocytes, mean reproductive effort of female). Field sampling was conducted monthly from June 2015 to July 2016. Searches for treefrogs were systematic, using visual encounter surveys along 14 plots RAPELD long term research modules established in the forest. For each captured individual, we recorded the hour, microhabitat used, and perch... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Casque-headed frog; Ecological aspects; Ecology; Habitat use. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702017000100325 |
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| Rocha,Carlos F. D.; Siqueira,Carla da C.; Ariani,Cristina V.. |
| Liolaemus lutzae Mertens, 1938 is a critically endangered lizard endemic to the restinga habitat of the state of Rio de Janeiro. We surveyed 25 restinga habitats in order to locate remaining populations, evaluate the status of the species, and determine the nature of local habitat degradation. We found remnant populations of L. lutzae in 18 restinga habitats of six municipalities. The conservation status of each population varied between areas: the population of Grumari, in Rio de Janeiro municipality, is the most preserved and the population of Praia do Forte, in Cabo Frio, is the most disturbed. No L. lutzae were found in Niterói municipality. The most destructive type of habitat degradation identified was the removal of beach vegetation associated with... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Conservation; Endangered species; Endemic species; Habitat degradation; Population recovery. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702009000300009 |
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| Siqueira,Carla C.; Vrcibradic,Davor; Almeida-Gomes,Mauricio; Borges-Junior,Vitor N. T.; Almeida-Santos,Patrícia; Almeida-Santos,Marlon; Ariani,Cristina V.; Guedes,Diego M.; Goyannes-Araújo,Pablo; Dorigo,Thiago A.; Van Sluys,Monique; Rocha,Carlos F. D.. |
| Data on species composition, richness, and density are presented for the leaf litter frog assemblage of an area of Atlantic Rainforest at the Serra dos Órgãos mountain range, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. Three sampling methods were used: plot sampling, visual encounter surveys, and pitfall traps. The local assemblage of leaf litter frogs was composed of 16 species, with the direct-developing species, Euparkerella brasiliensis (Parker, 1926), being the most abundant. The estimated density of the local leaf litter frog assemblage based on plot sampling was 17.1 ind/100 m² and the estimated overall leaf litter frog mass was 684.2 g/ha. The estimated density of leaf litter frogs at the present study is the highest currently reported for... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Amphibian survey; Relative abundance; Tropical forest. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702009000100015 |
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| Pontes,Jorge A. L.; Gazêta,Gilberto S.; Vrcibradic,Davor; Rocha,Carlos F. D.. |
| We studied the ecology of ticks found in different species of a taxocenosis of snakes from the Serra do Mendanha, an area of Atlantic Rainforest located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. Snakes were sampled monthly in the field during a period of 48 months. The specific identity of the hosts and their parasites, the number of parasites, and and snout-vent length and body mass of each host were recorded. A total of 25% of the species of snakes in the area were parasitized by ticks (larvae, nymphs and adult females) Amblyomma rotundatum Koch, 1844 was the predominant parasite species. The infestation parameters varied among the species of snakes sampled, with the highest prevalence of A. rotundatum being observed in the viperid Bothrops... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Acari; Amblyomma rotundatum; Atlantic Rainforest; Ixodidae; Serra do Mendanha; Snakes; Ticks. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702009000200016 |
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| Vrcibradic,Davor; Rocha,Carlos F. D.. |
| Data are presented on the on diet, thermal biology, microhabitat use, reproduction and helminth infection parameters of a population of Mabuya macrorhyncha hoge, 1946 inhabiting the small island of Queimada Grande, on the southern coast of São Paulo State. The lizards were collected on November 1997 (spring) and on July 1998 (winter). Most lizards were perched above ground, mainly on herbaceous vegetation. Mean lizard body temperatures were significantly higher in spring (32.6 ± 1.9ºC) than in winter (28.5 ± 2.4ºC), as were air temperatures. Mean litter size of females was 2.7 (range 2-3). The diet was composed of a diverse array of arthropods and some small fruits. Of the 19 lizards examined, 16 (84.2%) harboured helminths. Three species of helminth (one... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Diet; Endoparasites; Insular habitat; Skink; Thermal biology. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81752005000400053 |
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| Klaion,Thaís; Almeida-gomes,Mauricio; Tavares,Luiz E. R.; Rocha,Carlos F. D.; Sluys,Monique Van. |
| Proceratophrys boiei is an endemic cycloramphid anuran inhabiting the leaf litter of Atlantic rainforests in Southeastern Brazil. We analyzed the whole digestive tract of 38 individuals of Proceratophrys boiei collected in two Atlantic Rainforest areas in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to study the diet composition and the helminth fauna associated with this species. The main food items in P. boiei's diet were Coleoptera, Orthoptera and Blattaria. Five nematode species were found: Aplectana delirae, Cosmocerca parva, Oxyascaris oxyascaris, Physaloptera sp. (larval stage only) and an unidentified nematode. Overall prevalence was 71% and mean infection intensity was 7.3 ± 5.8 neatodes per individual. |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Anura; Proceratoprhys; Diet; Endoparasitis; Neotropics. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652011000400017 |
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