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Influence of life history traits on trophic niche overlap between two similar sympatric Tupinambis lizards

Authors: López Juri, Guadalupe; Naretto, Sergio; Mateos, Ana Carolina; Chiaraviglio, Margarita; Cardozo, Gabriela;

Influence of life history traits on trophic niche overlap between two similar sympatric Tupinambis lizards

Abstract

La segregación de los recursos del hábitat es un importante mecanismo que permite la coexistencia de especies. La dieta es un componente importante y dinámico, que puede generar interacciones entre especies co-existentes. Las diferencias en la dieta entre especies relacionadas en simpatría han sido frecuentemente asociadas a la divergencia en múltiples caracteres fenotípicos, por lo tanto es interesante explorar cómo las diferencias fenotípicas permiten que las especies simpátricas minimicen la superposición del nicho. Nuestro objetivo fue evaluar la segregación del nicho trófico entre Tupinambis merianae y T. rufescens en una zona de simpatría y entender de qué manera los caracteres de historia de vida podrían influenciar la ecología trófica de estos lagartos. Analizamos el contenido estomacal comparando el volumen de presas consumidas entre especies, considerando además el dimorfismo sexual, las clases de tamaño corporal, la madurez sexual y la actividad reproductiva. El índice de Morisita obtenido indica superposición del nicho trófico entre T. merianae y T. rufescens, pero considerando algunas presas en particular, observamos que las especies muestran diferencias en la composición de la dieta. Por otro lado, nuestros resultados indican que el tamaño corporal, la madurez sexual y la actividad reproductiva son factores relevantes que influyen en la dieta de las especies. Los caracteres de historia de vida de estas dos especies de Tupinambis son importantes porque determinan la composición de la dieta, contribuyendo a la segregación interespecifica del nicho trófico y en consecuencia a la coexistencia de las especies.

Segregation of habitat resources is an important mechanism that allows the coexistence of species. The diet is an important and dynamic component that can generate interactions among co-existing species. Differences in food resource use between related sympatric species have been associated frequently with divergence in multiple phenotypic traits; hence, it is interesting to explore how phenotypic differences allow sympatric species to minimize niche overlap. We aimed to evaluate trophic niche segregation between Tupinambis merianae and T. rufescensin relation to life history traits in a sympatric zone. We compared the volume of the stomach food items between species considering sexual dimorphism, body size classes, sexual maturity and reproductive activity. The obtained Morisita?s index indicated trophic niche overlap between T. merianaeand T. rufescens; however, considering particular food items, we observed differences in diet composition. Moreover, our results indicate that body size, sexual maturity and reproductive activity are relevant factors influencing the diet of these species. Life history traits of these two species of Tupinambisare important because they shape diet composition, contributing to interspecific segregation of the trophic niche and, therefore, allowing species coexistence.

Fil: Mateos, Ana Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina

Fil: Chiaraviglio, Margarita. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentina

Fil: López Juri, Guadalupe. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentina

Fil: Cardozo, Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentina

Fil: Naretto, Sergio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentina

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Trophic Niche, Life History, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1

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