Living together, sometimes feeding in a similar way: the case of the syntopic hylid frogs Hypsiboas raniceps and Scinax acuminatus (Anura: Hylidae) in the Pantanal of Miranda, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil Vivendo juntos e algumas vezes alimentando-se de forma semelhante: o caso das pererecas sintópicas Hypsiboas raniceps e Scinax acuminatus (Anura: Hylidae) no Pantanal do Miranda, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil

We studied the feeding ecology of two Hylinae anurans (Hypsiboas raniceps and Scinax acuminatus), living sympatrically and syntopically in the Pantanal of Miranda, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil. The two hylid species had similar relative mouth width but differed in body size. The diet of the two...

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Main Authors: LT. Sabagh, VL. Ferreira, CFD. Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2010-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842010000500006