Feeding habits of Chironomid larvae (Insecta: Diptera) from a stream in the Floresta da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Chironomids larvae are frequently one of the most abundant and diverse groups of insects in several kinds of aquatic environments. Also, they play a major role in the aquatic food webs, representing a major link among producers and secondary consumers. This work investigates the feeding behavior of...
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| author | A. L. Henriques-Oliveira J. L. Nessimian L. F. M. Dorvillé |
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| description | Chironomids larvae are frequently one of the most abundant and diverse groups of insects in several kinds of aquatic environments. Also, they play a major role in the aquatic food webs, representing a major link among producers and secondary consumers. This work investigates the feeding behavior of the chironomid larvae present in the Rio da Fazenda, situated in the Parque Nacional da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between August 1994 and May 1995. Algae, fungi, pollen, leaf and wood fragments, animal remains, detritus and silt were the main gut contents found in the larvae studied. The main food item ingested by the larvae was detritus, except for the Stenochironomus whose main food source was leaf and wood fragments. Tanypodinae exhibited a large quantity of animal remains of several kinds in the diet. During the period studied it was observed that the diet of 16 genera (out of 24 studied) varied. Tanypodinae had mainly coarse particulate organic matter (> 1 mm) in the gut contents, while Chironominae and Orthocladiinae had fine particulate organic matter (< 1 mm). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a561c14818f548e7b52fd129a20488a02022-12-22T03:09:28ZengInstituto Internacional de EcologiaBrazilian Journal of Biology1678-437563226928110.1590/S1519-69842003000200012S1519-69842003000200012Feeding habits of Chironomid larvae (Insecta: Diptera) from a stream in the Floresta da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilA. L. Henriques-Oliveira0J. L. Nessimian1L. F. M. Dorvillé2Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroUniversidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroUniversidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroChironomids larvae are frequently one of the most abundant and diverse groups of insects in several kinds of aquatic environments. Also, they play a major role in the aquatic food webs, representing a major link among producers and secondary consumers. This work investigates the feeding behavior of the chironomid larvae present in the Rio da Fazenda, situated in the Parque Nacional da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between August 1994 and May 1995. Algae, fungi, pollen, leaf and wood fragments, animal remains, detritus and silt were the main gut contents found in the larvae studied. The main food item ingested by the larvae was detritus, except for the Stenochironomus whose main food source was leaf and wood fragments. Tanypodinae exhibited a large quantity of animal remains of several kinds in the diet. During the period studied it was observed that the diet of 16 genera (out of 24 studied) varied. Tanypodinae had mainly coarse particulate organic matter (> 1 mm) in the gut contents, while Chironominae and Orthocladiinae had fine particulate organic matter (< 1 mm).http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842003000200012&lng=en&tlng=enfood habitsgut contentsChironomidaelarvae |
| spellingShingle | A. L. Henriques-Oliveira J. L. Nessimian L. F. M. Dorvillé Feeding habits of Chironomid larvae (Insecta: Diptera) from a stream in the Floresta da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brazilian Journal of Biology food habits gut contents Chironomidae larvae |
| title | Feeding habits of Chironomid larvae (Insecta: Diptera) from a stream in the Floresta da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| title_full | Feeding habits of Chironomid larvae (Insecta: Diptera) from a stream in the Floresta da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Feeding habits of Chironomid larvae (Insecta: Diptera) from a stream in the Floresta da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feeding habits of Chironomid larvae (Insecta: Diptera) from a stream in the Floresta da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| title_short | Feeding habits of Chironomid larvae (Insecta: Diptera) from a stream in the Floresta da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| title_sort | feeding habits of chironomid larvae insecta diptera from a stream in the floresta da tijuca rio de janeiro brazil |
| topic | food habits gut contents Chironomidae larvae |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842003000200012&lng=en&tlng=en |
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