Depredación por larva de escarabajo de agua (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) y canibalismo en Lithobates berlandieri (Anura: Ranidae) en Huatusco, Veracruz, México

We documented for the first time, a depredatory event along with cannibalism, where two tadpoles of Lithobates berlandieri approached to the body of a tadpole while being predated by the larva of dytiscid and fed on it. This case of cannibalism suggest a competitive response.

Detalhes bibliográficos
Principais autores: Vásquez-Cruz, Víctor, Reynoso-Martínez, Arleth
Formato: Online
Idioma:spa
Publicado em: Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2018
Acesso em linha:https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/2160
Descrição
Resumo:We documented for the first time, a depredatory event along with cannibalism, where two tadpoles of Lithobates berlandieri approached to the body of a tadpole while being predated by the larva of dytiscid and fed on it. This case of cannibalism suggest a competitive response.