Diet of bromeliad-frog Phyllodytes luteolus (Anura, Hylidae) in Atlantic Forest environments: what have the frogs been eating outside sandy coastal plains?
Abstract Knowledge about the diet of anurans in different environments is essential to understanding important aspects of their trophic ecology. The bromeliad-frog Phyllodytes luteolus inhabits tank bromeliads in sandy coastal plains and lowland forests on the mainland, as well as a continental isla...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Universidade de São Paulo
|
| Series: | Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492019000100229&lng=en&tlng=en |
| _version_ | 1818511998117216256 |
|---|---|
| author | Marcio Marques Mageski Elaine Costa Campinhos Charles Duca Maria Carolina Stein Melissa Peron de Oliveira Rute Beatriz Garcia Clemente-Carvalho |
| author_facet | Marcio Marques Mageski Elaine Costa Campinhos Charles Duca Maria Carolina Stein Melissa Peron de Oliveira Rute Beatriz Garcia Clemente-Carvalho |
| author_sort | Marcio Marques Mageski |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Abstract Knowledge about the diet of anurans in different environments is essential to understanding important aspects of their trophic ecology. The bromeliad-frog Phyllodytes luteolus inhabits tank bromeliads in sandy coastal plains and lowland forests on the mainland, as well as a continental island in southeastern Brazil. In this work, we describe and analyze the diet of P. luteolus in three environments. We obtained the consumed prey items of 92 frogs (32 from sandy coastal plain, 32 from lowland forest and 28 from the island) via a stomach-flushing procedure. We found some variations in consumed prey composition and prey volume across populations, but ants represented the most important consumed prey in all environments. Only ants had a relative importance greater than 50%, which may suggest a specialized diet that transcends the sandy coastal plain environment. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-10T23:40:34Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-d933318e332b45a29a97492c69903ee8 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1807-0205 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-10T23:40:34Z |
| publisher | Universidade de São Paulo |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia |
| spelling | doaj.art-d933318e332b45a29a97492c69903ee82022-12-22T01:29:03ZengUniversidade de São PauloPapéis Avulsos de Zoologia1807-02055910.11606/1807-0205/2019.59.29S0031-10492019000100229Diet of bromeliad-frog Phyllodytes luteolus (Anura, Hylidae) in Atlantic Forest environments: what have the frogs been eating outside sandy coastal plains?Marcio Marques MageskiElaine Costa CampinhosCharles DucaMaria Carolina SteinMelissa Peron de OliveiraRute Beatriz Garcia Clemente-CarvalhoAbstract Knowledge about the diet of anurans in different environments is essential to understanding important aspects of their trophic ecology. The bromeliad-frog Phyllodytes luteolus inhabits tank bromeliads in sandy coastal plains and lowland forests on the mainland, as well as a continental island in southeastern Brazil. In this work, we describe and analyze the diet of P. luteolus in three environments. We obtained the consumed prey items of 92 frogs (32 from sandy coastal plain, 32 from lowland forest and 28 from the island) via a stomach-flushing procedure. We found some variations in consumed prey composition and prey volume across populations, but ants represented the most important consumed prey in all environments. Only ants had a relative importance greater than 50%, which may suggest a specialized diet that transcends the sandy coastal plain environment.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492019000100229&lng=en&tlng=enAmphibiansLowland forestPreyRestingaTrophic ecology |
| spellingShingle | Marcio Marques Mageski Elaine Costa Campinhos Charles Duca Maria Carolina Stein Melissa Peron de Oliveira Rute Beatriz Garcia Clemente-Carvalho Diet of bromeliad-frog Phyllodytes luteolus (Anura, Hylidae) in Atlantic Forest environments: what have the frogs been eating outside sandy coastal plains? Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia Amphibians Lowland forest Prey Restinga Trophic ecology |
| title | Diet of bromeliad-frog Phyllodytes luteolus (Anura, Hylidae) in Atlantic Forest environments: what have the frogs been eating outside sandy coastal plains? |
| title_full | Diet of bromeliad-frog Phyllodytes luteolus (Anura, Hylidae) in Atlantic Forest environments: what have the frogs been eating outside sandy coastal plains? |
| title_fullStr | Diet of bromeliad-frog Phyllodytes luteolus (Anura, Hylidae) in Atlantic Forest environments: what have the frogs been eating outside sandy coastal plains? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diet of bromeliad-frog Phyllodytes luteolus (Anura, Hylidae) in Atlantic Forest environments: what have the frogs been eating outside sandy coastal plains? |
| title_short | Diet of bromeliad-frog Phyllodytes luteolus (Anura, Hylidae) in Atlantic Forest environments: what have the frogs been eating outside sandy coastal plains? |
| title_sort | diet of bromeliad frog phyllodytes luteolus anura hylidae in atlantic forest environments what have the frogs been eating outside sandy coastal plains |
| topic | Amphibians Lowland forest Prey Restinga Trophic ecology |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492019000100229&lng=en&tlng=en |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT marciomarquesmageski dietofbromeliadfrogphyllodytesluteolusanurahylidaeinatlanticforestenvironmentswhathavethefrogsbeeneatingoutsidesandycoastalplains AT elainecostacampinhos dietofbromeliadfrogphyllodytesluteolusanurahylidaeinatlanticforestenvironmentswhathavethefrogsbeeneatingoutsidesandycoastalplains AT charlesduca dietofbromeliadfrogphyllodytesluteolusanurahylidaeinatlanticforestenvironmentswhathavethefrogsbeeneatingoutsidesandycoastalplains AT mariacarolinastein dietofbromeliadfrogphyllodytesluteolusanurahylidaeinatlanticforestenvironmentswhathavethefrogsbeeneatingoutsidesandycoastalplains AT melissaperondeoliveira dietofbromeliadfrogphyllodytesluteolusanurahylidaeinatlanticforestenvironmentswhathavethefrogsbeeneatingoutsidesandycoastalplains AT rutebeatrizgarciaclementecarvalho dietofbromeliadfrogphyllodytesluteolusanurahylidaeinatlanticforestenvironmentswhathavethefrogsbeeneatingoutsidesandycoastalplains |