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Provedor de dados: | 103
País: | Brazil
Título: | Diet of Brachycephalus brunneus (Anura: Brachycephalidae): in the Atlantic Rainforest of Paraná, southern Brazil
Autores: | Fontoura,Pedro Luiz; Ribeiro,Luiz Fernando; Pie,Marcio Roberto.
Data: | 2011-10-01
Ano: | 2011
Palavras-chave: | Acari; Feeding; Foraging; Litter frog.
Resumo: | Saddleback toads (Brachycephalidae: Brachycephalus) are a remarkable group of highly endemic species from the southern Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil. They are brightly colored, diurnal, minute frogs that live in the leaf litter of high-elevation cloud forests. Little is known about the natural history of these frogs, particularly their diet. In the present study we provide the first published account of a Brachycephalus species diet. Specimens of Brachycephalus brunneus Ribeiro, Alves, Haddad &amp;amp; Reis, 2005 (N = 20) were collected from two locations in the Serra do Mar mountain range in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil. A total of 137 food items were recorded, with Acari being the most common item (62.4%). This prevalence is much higher than the actual availability of Acari in their environments (37.7% of all items in leaf litter samples) and therefore indicate their preference for this food item.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Português
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702011000500019
Editor: | Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia
Relação: | 10.1590/S1984-46702011000500019
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Zoologia (Curitiba)  v.28 n.5 2011
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess