Resource partitioning between two species of Bryconamericus Eigenmann, 1907 from the Iguaçu river basin, Brazil - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v26i4.1534

Authors

  • Márcia Regina Russo UEM Author
  • Norma Segatti Hahn UEM Author
  • Carla Simone Pavanelli UEM Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v26i4.1534

Keywords:

partição de recursos, dieta, morfologia trófica, Bryconamericus, neotropical

Abstract

Diets of two species of Bryconamericus Eigenmann, 1907 called Bryconamericus sp. 1 and Bryconamericus sp. 2, were compared. Collections were made monthly, from March 1997 to February 1998, on the Iguaçu River, State of Paraná. Both species are insectivores, but Bryconamericus sp. 1 feed predominantly on larvae of aquatic insects and Bryconamericus sp. 2 feed on terrestrial insects. In Bryconamericus sp. 1, the mouth is sub-inferior with slightly thick upper lip, while in Bryconamericus sp. 2 the mouth is anterior with reduced lip; teeth are different in both species, confirming differences in feeding tactics. The length of the intestine is significantly longer in Bryconamericus sp. 1. This particularity and the low overlap values (< 0.60) suggest that interspecific differences in feeding habits play an important role, allowing species coexistence

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Author Biography

  • Norma Segatti Hahn, UEM
    Graduada em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP)(1978), mestrado (1983) e doutorado (1992) em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia) pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP-Rio Claro). Atualmente é Prof. Associado nível C da Universidade Estadual de Maringá, atuando como docente e orientadora no curso de Graduação em Ciências Biológicas e no programa de Pós- graduação em Ecologia de Ambientes Aquáticos Continentais. Tem experiência na área de Ecologia, com ênfase em Ecologia de Ecossistemas, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: peixes, alimentação, reservatórios, planície de inundação Currículo Lattes

Published

2008-03-31

Issue

Section

Biology Sciences

How to Cite

Resource partitioning between two species of Bryconamericus Eigenmann, 1907 from the Iguaçu river basin, Brazil - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v26i4.1534. (2008). Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 26(4), 431-436. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v26i4.1534

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