Table 1 Prey items found in stomach contents of adult Phrynocephalus vlangalii collected from two different elevation sites
From: Environmental causes of between-population difference in growth rate of a high-altitude lizard
Prey type | Low-elevation site | High-elevation site | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prey number | Proportion of total prey number (%) | Proportion of total food volume (%) | Prey number | Proportion of total prey number (%) | Proportion of total food volume (%) | |
Coleoptera | 164 | 55.4 | 59.1 | 115 | 52.0 | 33.0 |
Diptera | 34 | 11.5 | 13.3 | 67 | 30.3 | 33.1 |
Lepidoptera | 31 | 10.4 | 16.3 | 25 | 11.3 | 24.9 |
Hymenoptera | 63 | 21.3 | 3.4 | 11 | 5.0 | 5.9 |
Lithobiomorpha | – | – | – | 2 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
Opiliones | – | – | – | 1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Plant material | 4 | 1.4 | 7.9 | – | – | – |