Open AccessDaily Diet of (Pelobatidae, Amphibia) in the Khoper River Floodplain (Saratov Region)
Author(s) -
M. V. Yermokhin,
В. Г. Табачишин
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sovremennaâ gerpetologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2542-1964
pISSN - 1814-6090
DOI - 10.18500/1814-6090-2020-20-3-4-152-155
Subject(s) - floodplain , predation , zoology , invertebrate , biology , biomass (ecology) , body weight , ecology , environmental science , endocrinology
The daily diet of in local populations in the Khoper river floodplain is considered. The absence of gender differences in their daily diet is shown. Most of prey is made up of animals weighing 10–25 mg and having body lengths of 8–18 mm. Hymenoptera (70.8%) and Coleoptera (52.1%) predominate by the number of specimens and by biomass, respectively. The number of daily caught invertebrates usually does not exceed 15. The lowest feed consumption is in April and October, while the highest one is in the summer months.