- Turkish Journal of Zoology
- Vol: 23 Issue: EK1
- Feeding Biology in Bufo viridis (Anura: Bufonidae) Populations of the Vicinity of İzmir
Feeding Biology in Bufo viridis (Anura: Bufonidae) Populations of the Vicinity of İzmir
Authors : Sema Yiyit, Murat Tosunoğlu, Hüseyin Arikan
Pages : 279-288
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :In this study, the feeding biology is being examined on 80 Bufo viridis specimens (30 males, 50 females) which were all collected from 6 localities of the vicinity of İzmir. In accordance with the stomach content analysis it was fully determined that the species is predominantly nourished in a insectivorous way (92, 20%) and also Oligochaeta, Crustacea, Arachnida, Gastropoda, Diplopoda, Chilopoda and Amphibia take place in its nutrition types. Throught out the insects, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera, Dermaptera, Homoptera, Plecoptera, Blattaria and Embioptera; from Oligochaeta Lumbriculida; from Crustacea Isopoda; from Arachnida Araneae and Opiliones; from Gastropoda Stylommatophora; from Diplopoda Julida; from Chilopoda Lithobiida and Scolopendrida and also from Amphibia only Anur genus were being determined.Keywords : Bufo viridis, Amphibia, Feeding Biology