Email this article Analysis of fatty acid composition revealed differences in the diets of tadpoles of two amphibian species
- Authors: Dgebuadze Y.Y.1, Sushchik N.N.2,3, Bashinskiy I.V.1, Makhutova O.N.2,3, Kalacheva G.S.2, Osipov V.V.4, Gladyshev M.I.2,3
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Affiliations:
- Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution
- Institute of Biophysics, Krasnoyarsk Science Center, Siberian Branch
- Siberian Federal University
- Privolzhskaya Lesostep’ State Natural Reserve
- Issue: Vol 472, No 1 (2017)
- Pages: 31-34
- Section: Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/1607-6729/article/view/211807
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1607672917010082
- ID: 211807
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Abstract
The study of the composition of fatty acid markers of tadpoles of cohabiting amphibian species for the first time revealed differences in their diets: the moor frog Rana arvalis prefers bacteria not associated with plant detritus, whereas the diet of the common spadefoot Pelobates fuscus is based on cyanobacteria, green algae, diatoms, and possibly higher plants. Major differences in the fatty acid composition are determined by the difference in the percentage of eicosapentaenoic and myristic acids.
About the authors
Yu. Yu. Dgebuadze
Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Author for correspondence.
Email: dgebuadze@sevin.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119071
N. N. Sushchik
Institute of Biophysics, Krasnoyarsk Science Center, Siberian Branch; Siberian Federal University
Email: dgebuadze@sevin.ru
Russian Federation, Krasnoyarsk, 660036; Krasnoyarsk, 660041
I. V. Bashinskiy
Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Email: dgebuadze@sevin.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119071
O. N. Makhutova
Institute of Biophysics, Krasnoyarsk Science Center, Siberian Branch; Siberian Federal University
Email: dgebuadze@sevin.ru
Russian Federation, Krasnoyarsk, 660036; Krasnoyarsk, 660041
G. S. Kalacheva
Institute of Biophysics, Krasnoyarsk Science Center, Siberian Branch
Email: dgebuadze@sevin.ru
Russian Federation, Krasnoyarsk, 660036
V. V. Osipov
Privolzhskaya Lesostep’ State Natural Reserve
Email: dgebuadze@sevin.ru
Russian Federation, Penza
M. I. Gladyshev
Institute of Biophysics, Krasnoyarsk Science Center, Siberian Branch; Siberian Federal University
Email: dgebuadze@sevin.ru
Russian Federation, Krasnoyarsk, 660036; Krasnoyarsk, 660041
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