Food habits of snakes from the RPPN Feliciano Miguel Abdala, an Atlantic Forest fragment of southeastern Brazil

Biota Neotropica

Cesar Felipe De Souza Palmuti²  José Cassimiro¹  Jaime Bertoluci¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Instituto de Ciências Biológicas Departamento de ZoologiaBelo Horizonte MG ,Brazil

关键词: serpentes;    diet;    feeding ecology;    phylogenetic influence on diet;    Atlantic Forest;    serpentes;    dieta;    ecologia alimentar;    influência da filogenia na dieta;    Mata Atlântica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1676-06032009000100028

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

We present data on the diet of 15 species of snakes belonging to a community from Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Feliciano Miguel Abdala, an Atlantic Forest fragment of Southeastern Brazil, based on their stomach contents. For 12 items we were able to determine the direction of the ingestion. Most snakes ingested the prey head-first. A cluster analysis was conducted with items grouped as chilopods, mollusks, adult anurans, anuran tadpoles, lizards, amphisbaenians, snakes, and rodents. The phylogenetic influence on diet preferences is discussed.

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