COMPOSICIÓN ALIMENTARIA DE LA RANA TORO EXÓTICA (Aquarana catesbeiana) EN UN HUMEDAL DE MONTAÑA CERCA DE LA FRONTERA MÉXICO-ESTADOS UNIDOS: DIETA DE LA RANA TORO EN BAJA CALIFORNIA

Edith Andrea Navarro-Tiznado; Gorgonio Ruiz-Campos; Jorge H.  Valdez-Villavicencio

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.2.728

Autores/as

Edith Andrea Navarro-Tiznado Conservación de Fauna del Noroeste A. C., Calle Segunda, 2100b, Col. Obrera, Ensenada, Baja California, México
Gorgonio Ruiz-Campos Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
Jorge H. Valdez-Villavicencio Conservación de Fauna del Noroeste A. C., Calle Segunda, 2100b, Col. Obrera, Ensenada, Baja California, México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2024.2.728

Palabras clave:

Baja California, dieta, especie invasora, rana toro, tamaño de presa

Resumen

Analizamos la composición alimentaria de la rana toro exótica (Aquarana catesbeiana) en un humedal de montaña de Baja California cerca de la frontera México-Estados Unidos, durante la primavera y verano de 2016. Examinamos el contenido estomacal de 65 especímenes por sexo, edad y talla. Además, cuantificamos la contribución integral de las presas (frecuencia, número y volumen) en la dieta mediante el índice de importancia relativa, y su relación con factores ambientales y bionómicos. Documentamos que la rana toro consume de manera importante al langostino rojo exótico (Procambarus clarkii), lo que modifica la composición de la dieta entre sexo, edad y entre estaciones. El tamaño de presa consumida fue independiente del tamaño corporal del depredador, lo cual sugiere una depredación no selectiva. El peso del cuerpo graso estuvo relacionado positivamente con el consumo de las tres principales presas en la dieta de la rana toro (langostino rojo, isópodos terrestres Armadillidiidae y hormigas Formicidae). Este estudio demuestra que la rana toro consume una gran proporción de langostino rojo cuando ambas especies exóticas comparten el ambiente acuático.

Biografía del autor/a

Edith Andrea Navarro-Tiznado, Conservación de Fauna del Noroeste A. C., Calle Segunda, 2100b, Col. Obrera, Ensenada, Baja California, México

Bióloga y Maestra en Ciencias de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California en Ensenada, Baja California, México. Experiencia en ecología y manejo de anfibios en la región mediterránea de Baja California.

Jorge H. Valdez-Villavicencio, Conservación de Fauna del Noroeste A. C., Calle Segunda, 2100b, Col. Obrera, Ensenada, Baja California, México

Biólogo por la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California en Ensenada, Baja California, México; y Maestro en Ciencias por el Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste-La Paz, Baja California Sur, México. Experiencia en taxonomía y ecología de anfibios y reptiles del noroeste de México.

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