Feeding habits of <em>Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei</em> (Testudines: Chelidae)

We studied the feeding habits of Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei in small water bodies in the central region of the Brazilian Cerrado. We captured 80 individuals, 79 of which [41 (52%) females, 27 males (34%), 11 (14%) juveniles] had stomach contents for analysis. We identified 64 food item categories. Th...

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Main Authors: Elizangela Brito, Franco Souza, Christine Strüssmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2016-06-01
Series:Acta Herpetologica
Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1759