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FOOD NICHE OVERLAP BETWEEN TWO SYMPATRIC LEAF-LITTER FROG SPECIES FROM CENTRAL AMAZONIA
Anomaloglossus stepheni
Leptodactylus andreae
Trophic niche
Feeding habits
Life in sympatry
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Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Ecologia. Laboratório de Ecologia dos Vertebrados. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Transmissores de Leishmanioses. Setor de Entomologia Médica e Forense. Farmanguinhos.Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Ecologia. Laboratório de Ecologia dos Vertebrados. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Transmissores de Leishmanioses. Setor de Entomologia Médica e Forense. Farmanguinhos.Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Departamento de Ecologia. Laboratório de Ecologia dos Vertebrados. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Abstract
We studied the feeding habits and similarities in the diet of two sympatric and syntopic Amazonian frog species, Anomaloglossus stepheni (Aromobatidae) and Leptodactylus andreae (Leptodactylidae) in a forested area in Central Amazonia. The breadth of the trophic niche of these species was 5.89 and 3.75, respectively, and approximately 85% of their diets were similar. Ants were main food item in the diets of both frog species. The coexistence between these frog species may be facilitated by the significant differences in the size of their mouths. This difference allows them to consume preys items of different sizes.
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AmazôniaKeywords
AnuraAnomaloglossus stepheni
Leptodactylus andreae
Trophic niche
Feeding habits
Life in sympatry
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