Response of brown treesnakes (Boiga irregularis) to mammalian blood : Whole blood, serum, and cellular residue

Response of brown treesnakes (Boiga irregularis) to mammalian blood : Whole blood, serum, and cellular residue

Brown treesnakes (Boiga irregularis) responded with more tongue flicks to blood (from rabbits, rats, and mice) than to water. When rat blood was centrifuged at 3,500 rpm for 5 min, separating serum from cellular residue, snakes responded strongly to serum but not to cellular residue.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of chemical ecology 2001-05, Vol.27 (5), p.979-984
Hauptverfasser: CHISZAR, David, DUNN, Thomas M, STARK, Patrick, SMITH, Hobart M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Autoecology
Biological and medical sciences
Birds
Blood
Boiga irregularis
Feeding Behavior
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Mice
Movement
Rabbits
Rats
Reptilia. Amphibia
Snakes
Snakes - physiology
Tongue - physiology
Vertebrata
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Zusammenfassung:Brown treesnakes (Boiga irregularis) responded with more tongue flicks to blood (from rabbits, rats, and mice) than to water. When rat blood was centrifuged at 3,500 rpm for 5 min, separating serum from cellular residue, snakes responded strongly to serum but not to cellular residue.
ISSN:0098-0331
1573-1561
DOI:10.1023/A:1010391121044