2020
DOI: 10.22201/ib.20078706e.2020.91.2852
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Variation in diet of hatchlings, juveniles and sub-adults of Caiman crocodilus chiapasius in La Encrucijada, Chiapas, Mexico

Abstract: Little is known about the diet of the Chiapas spectacled caiman, Caiman crocodilus chiapasius (Bocourt, 1876), in the southern coast of Mexico. Herein, we analyzed the stomach content of 44 caimans divided into 3 size classes in La Encrucijada, Chiapas, Mexico. Within the contents we identified insects, crustaceans, arachnids, fishes, and birds. Hatchlings fed mainly on insects and arachnids, juveniles on crustaceans and insects and sub-adults on crustaceans and fish. Our data show that while the invertebrate … Show more

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