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Trophic and microhabitat niche overlap in two sympatric dendrobatids from La Selva, Costa Rica

Authors: Schaefer, Eduardo Federico; Cajade, Rodrigo; Kehr, Arturo Ignacio; Duré, Marta Inés;

Trophic and microhabitat niche overlap in two sympatric dendrobatids from La Selva, Costa Rica

Abstract

Se estudio la ecología trófica y uso del microhábitat de Dendrobates auratus y Oophaga pumilio en un área de simpatría entre las dos especies ubicada en la Estación Biológica La Selva, Costa Rica. En este sitio ambos dendrobatidos son simpátricos debido a la introducción y naturalización de D. auratus en los últimos 24 años. La dieta de ambas especies se describió a partir del análisis de la técnica del lavado de estómago. Los microhábitas utilizados fueron definidos según el sitio donde cada ejemplar fue capturado. La relación en el uso del microhábitat y la ecología trófica entre ambas especies fue evaluada utilizando el índice de solpamiento de Pianka (Ojk) en el análisis de la dieta (proporción de presas y volumen) y en el uso del microhábitat. La dieta de ambos dendrobátidos estuvo caracterizada principalmente por el consumo de himenópteros (hormigas), ácaros, y colémbolos, resultando consecuentemente en un alto índice de solapamiento en la proporción y volumen de las presas, sin embargo, este alto solapamiento no fue significativo y no implicó la presencia de interacciones negativas entre ambas especies. El uso del microhábitat presentó un solapamiento muy bajo y no significativo, indicando una diferenciación en los microhábitats utilizados por cada especie. La ausencia de interacciones negativas en cuanto al uso de los recursos tróficos entre ambos dendrobátidos podría deberse a la diferenciación en el uso del microhábitat, y posiblemente, a la abundancia de presas en el área. El gran volumen de formícidos y ácaros en la dieta de estas dos especies son consistentes con la hipótesis del consumo de estos artrópodos como una fuente de alcaloides.

We studied the trophic ecology of Dendrobates auratus and Oophagapumilio in La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. At this site, both dendrobatids are sympatricdue to the introduction and naturalization of D. auratus in the last 24 years. Diets of bothdendrobatids were recorded by the analysed stomach flushing technique. Microhabitats useswere defined as the site where each individual was captured. The influence of microhabitat ondiets was evaluated by the dietary (prey proportions and volume) and microhabitat overlapsusing Pianka’s (Ojk) overlap index calculated with EcoSim software. Diets of both dendrobatidswere principally characterized by the preference of hymenopterans (ants), acarines andcollembolans, resulted in a high overlapping in prey proportions and prey volume. However,diets overlaps were not significant, suggesting the absence of negative feeding interactions.Microhabitat use was low overlapped and also not significant, suggesting a differentiation on theuse of spatial resource. The absence of negative feeding interactions between Dendrobatesauratus and Oophaga pumilio could be due to segregation in microhabitat use and possible bythe abundance of trophic resource in the area. The great large volumes of formicids andacarines in the diet of this dendrobatids are in agreement with the hypothesis of thesearthropods as a dietary source of alkaloids.

Fil: Schaefer, Eduardo Federico. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral; Argentina

Fil: Duré Pitteri, Marta Inés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral; Argentina

Fil: Kehr, Arturo Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral; Argentina

Fil: Cajade, Rodrigo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral; Argentina

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Dendrobates auratus, Costa Rica, microhabitats, Dendrobates auratus;Oophaga pumilio, Oophaga pumilio, MICROHABITATS, dieta, Reptiles, Dendrobates auratus;Oophaga pumilio; dieta; microhabitats; complementariedad, DENDROBATES AURATUS, herpetología, Ecología, Anfibios, DIET, Dendrobates auratus; Oophaga pumilio; diets; microhabitats; complementarity, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6, diets, OOPHAGA PUMILIO, Ciencias Naturales, Zoología, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1, complementariedad, COMPLEMENTARIEDAD, complementarity

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