Ecología trófica, dimorfismo sexual y parámetros reproductivos en el lagarto endémico Andino Liolaemus vallecurensis, Argentina

ABSTRACT The feeding habits, sexual dimorphism and reproductive parameters of Liolaemus vallecurensis (Pereyra, 1992) were assessed in an Andean sector of Argentina. We determined the total volume, number, and occurrence frequency of each prey item and calculated the relative importance indexes. Trophic indices (Levins) and diversity indices were applied as well. Also studied were morphological variations in 14 measurements, comparing adult males and females. In concerning arthropods, L. vallecurensis feeds mostly on items from the order Hymenoptera (not Formicidae), with no differences being ...