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Egg predators of an endemic Italian salamander, Salamandrina perspicillata (Savi, 1821)

Authors :
Antonio Romano
Cristiano Spilinga
Francesca Montioni
David Fiacchini
Bernardino Ragni
Source :
Acta Herpetologica, Vol 3, Iss 1 (2008)
Publication Year :
2008
Publisher :
Firenze University Press, 2008.

Abstract

We report new aquatic predators feeding on Northern spectacled salamander eggs, Salamandrina perspicillata, an endemic Italian species. Eggs were preyed upon by the leech, Trocheta bykowskii, and the trichopteran larvae of Potamophylax cingulatus and Halesus appenninus.

Subjects

Subjects :
Zoology
QL1-991

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
18279635 and 18279643
Volume :
3
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Acta Herpetologica
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.3b70086bec674085a0d04d6fcd464e10
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-2481