Predation on vertebrates by Neotropical passerine birds
We investigated if passerine birds act as important predators of small vertebrates within the Neotropics. We surveyed published studies on bird diets, and information on labels of museum specimens, compiling data on the contents of 5,221 stomachs. Eighteen samples (0.3%) presented evidence of predat...
| Autor principal: | Lopes, Leonardo Esteves |
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| Outros Autores: | Fernandes, Alexandre Mendes, Marini, Miguel Ângelo |
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oai:repositorio:1-18867 Predation on vertebrates by Neotropical passerine birds Lopes, Leonardo Esteves Fernandes, Alexandre Mendes Marini, Miguel Ângelo Diet Herpetofauna Passerine Predation Risk Predator-prey Interaction Stomach Content Anura Aves Passeriformes Squamata Vertebrata We investigated if passerine birds act as important predators of small vertebrates within the Neotropics. We surveyed published studies on bird diets, and information on labels of museum specimens, compiling data on the contents of 5,221 stomachs. Eighteen samples (0.3%) presented evidence of predation on vertebrates. Our bibliographic survey also provided records of 203 passerine species preying upon vertebrates, mainly frogs and lizards. Our data suggest that vertebrate predation by passerines is relatively uncommon in the Neotropics and not characteristic of any family. On the other hand, although rare, the ability to prey on vertebrates seems to be widely distributed among Neotropical passerines, which may respond opportunistically to the stimulus of a potential food item. © 2005 Instituto de Ciências Biológicas - UFMG. 2020-06-15T22:03:33Z 2020-06-15T22:03:33Z 2005 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/18867 en Volume 6, Número 1, Pags. 57-66 Restrito Lundiana |
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Diet Herpetofauna Passerine Predation Risk Predator-prey Interaction Stomach Content Anura Aves Passeriformes Squamata Vertebrata |
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Diet Herpetofauna Passerine Predation Risk Predator-prey Interaction Stomach Content Anura Aves Passeriformes Squamata Vertebrata Lopes, Leonardo Esteves Predation on vertebrates by Neotropical passerine birds |
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Diet Herpetofauna Passerine Predation Risk Predator-prey Interaction Stomach Content Anura Aves Passeriformes Squamata Vertebrata |
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We investigated if passerine birds act as important predators of small vertebrates within the Neotropics. We surveyed published studies on bird diets, and information on labels of museum specimens, compiling data on the contents of 5,221 stomachs. Eighteen samples (0.3%) presented evidence of predation on vertebrates. Our bibliographic survey also provided records of 203 passerine species preying upon vertebrates, mainly frogs and lizards. Our data suggest that vertebrate predation by passerines is relatively uncommon in the Neotropics and not characteristic of any family. On the other hand, although rare, the ability to prey on vertebrates seems to be widely distributed among Neotropical passerines, which may respond opportunistically to the stimulus of a potential food item. © 2005 Instituto de Ciências Biológicas - UFMG. |
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Artigo |
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Lopes, Leonardo Esteves |
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Fernandes, Alexandre Mendes Marini, Miguel Ângelo |
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Fernandes, Alexandre Mendes Marini, Miguel Ângelo |
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Predation on vertebrates by Neotropical passerine birds |
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Predation on vertebrates by Neotropical passerine birds |
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Predation on vertebrates by Neotropical passerine birds |
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Predation on vertebrates by Neotropical passerine birds |
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Predation on vertebrates by Neotropical passerine birds |
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predation on vertebrates by neotropical passerine birds |
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Lundiana |
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2020 |
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https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/18867 |
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