What the largest tadpole feeds on? A detailed analysis of the diet composition of Pseudis minuta tadpoles (Hylidae, Dendropsophini)

ABSTRACT We analyzed the diet of 25 individuals of Pseudis minuta tadpoles which consisted in debris with more than 30%, follow by diatoms, euglenids, green algae, and desmids. With regard to the feeding strategy, P. minuta tadpoles are generalist consumer. The negative correlation between the abund...

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Main Authors: SÔNIA HUCKEMBECK, LÍVIA T. ALVES, DANIEL LOEBMANN, ALEXANDRE M. GARCIA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2016-01-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652016005010106&lng=en&tlng=en