Comparison of diet and prey selectivity of the Pyrenean desman and the Eurasian water shrew using next-generation sequencing methods

Biffi, M.; Laffaille, P.; Jabiol, J.; André, Adrien; Gillet, François; Lamothe, S.; Michaux, Johan; Buisson, L.

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Comparison of diet and prey selectivity of the Pyrenean desman and the Eurasian water shrew using next-generation sequencing methods

Biffi, M.; Laffaille, P.; Jabiol, J. et al.

2017 • In Mammalian Biology, 87, p. 176-184

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COI; Dietary overlap; Foraging strategy; Scat analyses; Semi-aquatic mammal; Galemys pyrenaicus; Invertebrata; Mammalia; Neomys fodiens

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[en] In this study, the interactions between two semi-aquatic mammals, the endangered Pyrenean desman Galemys pyrenaicus and the Eurasian water shrew Neomys fodiens, were investigated through the analysis of their summer diet using next-generation sequencing methods, combined with analyses of prey selectivity and trophic overlap. The diet of these predators was highly diverse including 194 and 205 genera for G. pyrenaicus and N. fodiens respectively. Overall, both species exhibited rather non-selective foraging strategies as the most frequently consumed invertebrates were also the most frequent and abundant in the streams. This supported a generalist foraging behaviour for G. pyrenaicus and N. fodiens in the study area. The Pianka index (0.4) indicated a significant but moderate dietary overlap as G. pyrenaicus mostly relied on prey with aquatic stages whereas prey of N. fodiens were mainly terrestrial. Moreover, no difference in G. pyrenaicus prey consumption was found in presence or absence of N. fodiens. A differential use of trophic resources through mechanisms such as plastic feeding behaviour or differences in foraging micro-habitat are likely to facilitate the coexistence between these two mammal species. © 2017 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Säugetierkunde

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Biffi, M.; EcoLab, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, 118 route de Narbonne, Toulouse cedex 9, France

Laffaille, P.; EcoLab, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, 118 route de Narbonne, Toulouse cedex 9, France

Jabiol, J.; EcoLab, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, 118 route de Narbonne, Toulouse cedex 9, France

André, Adrien ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Génétique et physiologie des microalgues

Gillet, François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Génétique et physiologie des microalgues

Lamothe, S.; EcoLab, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, 118 route de Narbonne, Toulouse cedex 9, France

Michaux, Johan ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Génétique et physiologie des microalgues

Buisson, L.; EcoLab, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, 118 route de Narbonne, Toulouse cedex 9, France

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English

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Comparison of diet and prey selectivity of the Pyrenean desman and the Eurasian water shrew using next-generation sequencing methods

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2017

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Mammalian Biology

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1616-5047

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Elsevier GmbH

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176-184

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