Cannibalism in Dolichophis jugularis (Serpentes: Colubridae): More than Random?

Cannibalism in Dolichophis jugularis (Serpentes: Colubridae): More than Random?

Four cases of cannibalism among Dolichophis jugularis (Serpentes: Colubridae) are reported from Cyprus and Turkey. The number of cannibalism records for this species thus rises to at least six. Due to its opportunistic euryphagy, D. jugularis is potentially cannibalistic. Although pure opportunism c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Current Herpetology 2008-06, Vol.27 (1), p.1-7
Hauptverfasser: Göçmen, Bayram, Werner, Yehudah L, Elbeyli, Burak
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cannibalism
Colubridae
Cyprus
Dolichophis jugularis
Food
Intraspecific predation
Original s
Serpentes
starvation
Turkey
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Zusammenfassung:Four cases of cannibalism among Dolichophis jugularis (Serpentes: Colubridae) are reported from Cyprus and Turkey. The number of cannibalism records for this species thus rises to at least six. Due to its opportunistic euryphagy, D. jugularis is potentially cannibalistic. Although pure opportunism cannot be ruled out, cannibalistic behaviour may be enhanced in this species by conditions such as starvation.
ISSN:1345-5834
1881-1019
1881-1019
DOI:10.3105/1345-5834(2008)27[1:CIDJSC]2.0.CO;2