[Importance of the cecal microbiota in Ctenosaura pectinata owing to its feeding habits] | Importancia de la microbiota cecal en la iguana negra (Ctenosaura pectinata) dado sus habitos alimenticios.
1997
Velez Hernandez, Leon
English. Black lizard (Ctenosaura pectinata) is a part of Morelos State's herpetofauna. It is a threatened species acording to NOM-059-ECOL/1994. An alternative for its conservation is to learn its feeding habits for its production in captivity. Adult specimens were collected and its food habits, some digestive anatomical characteristics and digestive microbiota were estimated. Results obtained are noted. Key words: Ctenosaura pectinata, cecal bateria, fermentation, in vitro digestibility, digestive tract, diet, Oxyuroidea.
Show more [+] Less [-]Spanish; Castilian. La iguana negra (Ctenosaura pectinata) integrante endemica de la herpetofauna mexicana es una especie "amenazada" de acuerdo con la norma NOM-059-ECOL/1994. Una alternativa para la conservacion de la especie es el conocimiento de sus habitos alimenticios para su posterior produccion en cautiverio. Especimenes adultos del estado de Morelos fueron colectados para estimar sus habitos alimenticios, algunas caracteristicas anatomicas del tracto digestivo y de la microbiota ceco-colica. Se anotan los resultados obtenidos. Palabras clave: Ctenosaura pectinata, bacterias cecales, fermentacion, digestibilidad in vitro, tracto digestivo, dieta, Oxyuroidea.
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