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Academia Brasileira de Ciências
2016
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- Ecology of the bromeligenous frog Phyllodytes luteolus (Anura, Hylidae) from three restinga remnants across Brazil’s coast TATIANA MOTTA-TAVARES THIAGO MAIA-CARNEIRO LEONARDO F. DANTAS MONIQUE VAN SLUYS FÁBIO H. HATANO DAVOR VRCIBRADIC CARLOS F.D. ROCHA Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) diet bromeliad Atlantic forest sexual dimorphism territorial behavior In this study, we analyzed diet, sexual dimorphism and bromeliad use in three populations of the hylid frog Phyllodytes luteolus from restinga habitats along the Brazilian coast. We found 13 arthropods categories in 161 stomachs. Ants and termites were the dominant prey items. The similar trophic niche across populations suggests this species has a conservative diet. We found sexual dimorphism regarding body size and jaw width. We recorded P. luteolus in five bromeliad species, but predominantly in Aechmea blanchetiana (35.6% of individuals recorded). We recorded solitary individuals in 44% of occupied bromeliads, and never found two males sharing the same bromeliad. The data is suggestive that populations of P. luteolus has a conservative diet independent of area, with ants and termites the being most relevant prey items. The sexual dimorphism in jaw and the solitary males may suggest that this species have territorial behavior. 2016 artículo científico 0001-3765 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32744812008 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=327 Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências application/pdf Academia Brasileira de Ciências Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Brasil) Num.1 Vol.88