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Table 4 Frequency of empty stomachs and group characteristics of preys in the diet of N. microspilotus

From: Food habit of the endangered yellow-spotted newt Neurergus microspilotus (Caudata, Salamandridae) in Kavat Stream, western Iran

Description

Total

Empty stomachs (%)

11.8

Maximum no. of prey/individual

45

Average no. of prey

9.9 ± 8.4

Average number of prey species

3.2 ± 1.6

Aquatic prey (%)

99.63

Terrestrial prey (%)

0.37

Eggs (%)

0.91