A comparison of the food habits of Ambystoma macrodactylum sigillaturm, Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum and Ambystoma tigrinum californiense

Author(s)
Anderson, James D.
Year
Article Title
A comparison of the food habits of Ambystoma macrodactylum sigillaturm, Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum and Ambystoma tigrinum californiense
Volume
24
Pages
273-284
Start Page Number
273
Final Page
284
Notes
see citation for Ambystoma tigrinum
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Datapoints

Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 datapoints.
Species: Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum ssp. croceum)
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Endpoint Value Sample Size Units Life Cycle Stage Specific Location California Counties Type
Dietary Composition % of total number of items in stomach contents Cast skin (10.4%); Annelida (6.5%); Mollusca (7.8%); Chilopoda (3.9%); Isopoda (46.8%); Araneida (1.3%); Collembola (2.6%); Lepidoptera (2.6%); Diptera (2.6%); Orthoptera (6.5%); Coleoptera (14.2%); Unidentified (1.3%) 38 % Adult Ellicott Pond Santa Cruz Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition % by weight of food item in stomach contents Cladocera (1.12%); Copepoda (0.22%); Ostracoda (12.64%); Chironomidae (23.79%); Corixidae (1.56%); Snails (5.58%); Leeches (4.46%); Oligochaeta (22.30%) and Tadpoles (27.88%) 20 % Juvenile Ellicott Pond Santa Cruz Exposure Factor Datasets
Species: Southern Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum ssp. sigillatum)
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Endpoint Value Sample Size Units Life Cycle Stage Specific Location California Counties Type
Dietary Composition % of total number of items in stomach contents Cast skin (2.1%); Isopoda (0.7%); Araneida (10.4%); Collembola (10.4%); Diptera (57.0%); Orthoptera (3.5%); Coleoptera (11.9%); Unidentified (4.2%) 20 % Adult Mosquito Lakes (elev., 8050 ft) Alpine Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition % of total number of items in stomach contents Mollusca (2.7%); Cladocera (36.7%); Copepoda (20.8%); Ostracoda (11.5%); Hydracarina (0.4%); Chironomidae (17.9%); Mosquitoes (5.1%); Coleoptera (2.1); Trichoptera (0.3) and Unidentified (0.14%) 60 % Juvenile Mosquito Lakes (elev., 8050 ft) Alpine Exposure Factor Datasets

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