Flood pulse influence on the feeding ecology of two Amazonian auchenipterid catfishes
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT We assessed the flood pulse effect on the diet composition, trophic niche breadth, and the amount of food intake of two Amazonian auchenipterids with different feeding strategies. Sampling was carried out quarterly (from April/2012 to January/2014) on the middle Xingu River, using gillnets. We measured specimens for standard length and total weight. The specimens’ stomachs were removed, weighed, and had their contents identified. We analyzed 360 stomachs of Auchenipterus nuchalis and 584 of Tocantinsia piresi. The diet of A. nuchalis was mainly composed of aquatic insects and crustaceans, while T. piresi fed on fruits and seeds. The diet composition of both species varied seasonally, but only T. piresi changed its trophic niche breadth in response to hydrological changes, becoming more specialist during the higher water periods (filling and flood). Both species also showed differences in their amount of food intake between hydrological periods, with A. nuchalis feeding more intensely in lower water periods (ebb and dry), while T. piresi in the higher water periods. We evidenced different responses to the hydrological periods for the related species. We emphasize that studies considering the relationship between flood pulse and feeding ecology of the organisms are essential to understanding river floodplain systems’ dynamics. |
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Flood pulse influence on the feeding ecology of two Amazonian auchenipterid catfishesAmazon basinDietNiche breadthSiluriformesXingu RiverABSTRACT We assessed the flood pulse effect on the diet composition, trophic niche breadth, and the amount of food intake of two Amazonian auchenipterids with different feeding strategies. Sampling was carried out quarterly (from April/2012 to January/2014) on the middle Xingu River, using gillnets. We measured specimens for standard length and total weight. The specimens’ stomachs were removed, weighed, and had their contents identified. We analyzed 360 stomachs of Auchenipterus nuchalis and 584 of Tocantinsia piresi. The diet of A. nuchalis was mainly composed of aquatic insects and crustaceans, while T. piresi fed on fruits and seeds. The diet composition of both species varied seasonally, but only T. piresi changed its trophic niche breadth in response to hydrological changes, becoming more specialist during the higher water periods (filling and flood). Both species also showed differences in their amount of food intake between hydrological periods, with A. nuchalis feeding more intensely in lower water periods (ebb and dry), while T. piresi in the higher water periods. We evidenced different responses to the hydrological periods for the related species. We emphasize that studies considering the relationship between flood pulse and feeding ecology of the organisms are essential to understanding river floodplain systems’ dynamics.Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia2022-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252022000100212Neotropical Ichthyology v.20 n.1 2022reponame:Neotropical ichthyology (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia (SBI)instacron:SBI10.1590/1982-0224-2021-0103info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFreitas,Tiago Magalhães da SilvaPrudente,Bruno da SilveiraMontag,Luciano Fogaça de Assiseng2022-04-05T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1679-62252022000100212Revistahttp://www.ufrgs.br/ni/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||neoichth@nupelia.uem.br1982-02241679-6225opendoar:2022-04-05T00:00Neotropical ichthyology (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia (SBI)false |
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Flood pulse influence on the feeding ecology of two Amazonian auchenipterid catfishes |
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Flood pulse influence on the feeding ecology of two Amazonian auchenipterid catfishes |
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Flood pulse influence on the feeding ecology of two Amazonian auchenipterid catfishes Freitas,Tiago Magalhães da Silva Amazon basin Diet Niche breadth Siluriformes Xingu River |
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Flood pulse influence on the feeding ecology of two Amazonian auchenipterid catfishes |
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Flood pulse influence on the feeding ecology of two Amazonian auchenipterid catfishes |
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Flood pulse influence on the feeding ecology of two Amazonian auchenipterid catfishes |
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Flood pulse influence on the feeding ecology of two Amazonian auchenipterid catfishes |
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Flood pulse influence on the feeding ecology of two Amazonian auchenipterid catfishes |
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Freitas,Tiago Magalhães da Silva |
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Freitas,Tiago Magalhães da Silva Prudente,Bruno da Silveira Montag,Luciano Fogaça de Assis |
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Prudente,Bruno da Silveira Montag,Luciano Fogaça de Assis |
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Freitas,Tiago Magalhães da Silva Prudente,Bruno da Silveira Montag,Luciano Fogaça de Assis |
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Amazon basin Diet Niche breadth Siluriformes Xingu River |
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Amazon basin Diet Niche breadth Siluriformes Xingu River |
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ABSTRACT We assessed the flood pulse effect on the diet composition, trophic niche breadth, and the amount of food intake of two Amazonian auchenipterids with different feeding strategies. Sampling was carried out quarterly (from April/2012 to January/2014) on the middle Xingu River, using gillnets. We measured specimens for standard length and total weight. The specimens’ stomachs were removed, weighed, and had their contents identified. We analyzed 360 stomachs of Auchenipterus nuchalis and 584 of Tocantinsia piresi. The diet of A. nuchalis was mainly composed of aquatic insects and crustaceans, while T. piresi fed on fruits and seeds. The diet composition of both species varied seasonally, but only T. piresi changed its trophic niche breadth in response to hydrological changes, becoming more specialist during the higher water periods (filling and flood). Both species also showed differences in their amount of food intake between hydrological periods, with A. nuchalis feeding more intensely in lower water periods (ebb and dry), while T. piresi in the higher water periods. We evidenced different responses to the hydrological periods for the related species. We emphasize that studies considering the relationship between flood pulse and feeding ecology of the organisms are essential to understanding river floodplain systems’ dynamics. |
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