Composition of the diet of Netta peposaca (Birds: Anseriformes) in Santa Fe province, Argentina
AUTOR(ES)
Olguín, Pamela F., Attademo, Andrés M., Beltzer, Adolfo H., Virgolini, Ana L. Ronchi, Lorenzón, Rodrigo, Caselli, Andrea, Arce, Sofía, Percara, Alejandro
FONTE
Zoologia (Curitiba)
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2014-02
RESUMO
We examined the diet of the Rosy-billed Pochard, Netta peposaca (Vieillot, 1816), (n = 59) during the autumn of 2010 in Santa Fe province, Argentina. Were analyzed a total of 59 ducks (n = 37 females and n = 22 males) to assess their gastrointestinal contents. The trophic spectrum was composed of 16 taxa (plant fraction: animal fraction 9 and 7). The contribution of each food category estimated using the IRI was: Echynochloa sp. (Poaceae) = 4301, Polygonum sp. (Polygonaceae) = 956, and unidentified graminoid species = 53 (females: Echynochloa sp. = 4313, Polygonum sp. = 1095 and males: Echynochloa sp. = 5522, Polygonum sp. = 814). No significant differences were found between females and males in diet composition (Fisher's test, p < 0.05). Moreover, the diversity index (H') was significantly (Mann-Whitney, p < 0.05) different between sexes. The Rosy-billed Pochard showed a predominantly phytophagous feeding habit in autumn. Likewise, this is the first contribution on the sexual differences in the feeding biology of the Rosy-billed Pochard.
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