title: 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 abundance of items in the digestive tract and the mouth width indicate an effect of metamorphosis on the diet.
authors: Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande/ FURG, Av. Itália, Km 8, Carreiros, 96203-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brasil.
authors: Sônia
authors: S
authors: Huckembeck
authors: Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande/ FURG, Av. Itália, Km 8, Carreiros, 96203-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brasil.
authors: Lívia T
authors: LT
authors: Alves
authors: Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande/ FURG, Av. Itália, Km 8, Carreiros, 96203-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brasil.
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Loebmann
authors: Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande/ FURG, Av. Itália, Km 8, Carreiros, 96203-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brasil.
authors: Alexandre M
authors: AM
authors: Garcia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000502:physiology*; D004032:Diet; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005766:Gastrointestinal Contents; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract; D007814:Larva / Q000502:physiology; D008675:Metamorphosis, Biological; D009055:Mouth