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Abstract

Microlophus occipitalis is a diurnal lizard distributed on the coasts of Ecuador and Peru, of which it is tried to determine the use and resources selection of habitat, as well as the main components of its diet. Survey was done in Napique lagoon (Piura, Peru), using the Design Type I of Manly (availability and use are estimated for all individuals of the species within the study area), and the Manly Selection Ratio to determine resources selection. The composition of the diet and amplitude of the trophic niche was analyzed with the standardized Levins index. A total of 1055 observations allowed determining that M. occipitalis selected the Trunk and Stone resources. The dominant activity was Food, followed by Sunbathe. There was a high consumption of Hymenoptera, followed by the Coleoptera. Microlophus occipitalis is a species that mainly uses the trunks and stones that occur in its habitat to be able to thermoregulate. Its main activity is food. It is a carnivorous species that in the spring-summer season consumes mainly ants and coleoptera but complements its diet with flowers and leaves in low quantity, in a seemingly accidental consumption.

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Title
Selección de hábitat y composición de la dieta de Microlophus occipitalis (Reptilia: Tropiduridae) en Sechura, Piura - Perú
Author
Chávez-Villavicencio, César 1 ; Ibáñez-Álvarez, Yohani 2 ; Charcape-Ravelo, Jesús Manuel 2 

 Programa de Doctorado en Biología y Ecología Aplicada. Universidad Católica del Norte. Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo - Chile 
 Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas. Universidad Nacional de Piura. Campus Universitario, Urb. Miraflores s/n, Castilla- Piura - Perú 
Pages
221-228
Section
TRABAJOS ORIGINALES
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Aug 2018
Publisher
Leonardo Romero Chumpitaz, Editor Jefe
ISSN
15610837
e-ISSN
17279933
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
ProQuest document ID
2139454694
Copyright
© 2018. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.