Food habits of four sympatric terrestrial snakes (Vipera aspis, Coluber viridiflavus, Elaphe longissima, Elaphe quatuorlineata) are studied in a forested area of the «Roman Country», about 15km northeast of Rome. All species proved to be extremely similar in food choice, preying primarily upon small mammals (rodents and shrews) and laccrtid lizards. Adult vipers occasionally preyed on brown frogs, while nestling birds were captured by all species (especially E. quatuorlineata) apart E. longissima. We estimated the relative density of several potential prey (all the small mammals and three of the lizard species), and found highly positive relationships between prey availability and prey use by snakes. Because of the high overlap between diet...
The European Whip snake, Hierophis viridiflavus (Lacépède, 1789) is a very variable species when con...
Bothrops pubescens is a member of the neuwiedi complex that occurs in southern Brazil and Uruguay. W...
Two dimensions of the ecological niche (diet and habitat) of a snake assemblage from an endemic rich...
Les habitudes alimentaires de quatre espèces sympatriques de serpents terrestres (Vipera aspis, Colu...
Relationships between snakes and their prey have been studied in detail by severa! authors (Mushinsk...
Islands provide an evolutionary window, where a simplified natural network combined with unusual env...
La distribution écologique de trois espèces de serpents (Vipera aspis, Coluber viridiflavus, Elaphe ...
Species that inhabit regions with highly contrasting environmental conditions often exhibit geograph...
We analysed a snake species community of a Mediterranean 0.2 ha ecotonal area during a 21 year time ...
We analysed a snake species community of a Mediterranean 0.2 ha ecotonal area during a 21 year time ...
1. High-quality information on predator-prey relationships is fundamental in understanding food webs...
In many vertebrates, foraging mode (active versus sit-and-wait) is tied to some traits of their natu...
The Javelin Sand Boa, Eryx jaculus, is reported to be a predator of mammals, lizards and their eggs,...
Interest toward snake biology and ecology is now- adays a matter of fact. Despite dozen and dozen pa...
In aquatic and surrounding terrestrial ecosystems, snakes of the genus Natrix are among the top p...
The European Whip snake, Hierophis viridiflavus (Lacépède, 1789) is a very variable species when con...
Bothrops pubescens is a member of the neuwiedi complex that occurs in southern Brazil and Uruguay. W...
Two dimensions of the ecological niche (diet and habitat) of a snake assemblage from an endemic rich...
Les habitudes alimentaires de quatre espèces sympatriques de serpents terrestres (Vipera aspis, Colu...
Relationships between snakes and their prey have been studied in detail by severa! authors (Mushinsk...
Islands provide an evolutionary window, where a simplified natural network combined with unusual env...
La distribution écologique de trois espèces de serpents (Vipera aspis, Coluber viridiflavus, Elaphe ...
Species that inhabit regions with highly contrasting environmental conditions often exhibit geograph...
We analysed a snake species community of a Mediterranean 0.2 ha ecotonal area during a 21 year time ...
We analysed a snake species community of a Mediterranean 0.2 ha ecotonal area during a 21 year time ...
1. High-quality information on predator-prey relationships is fundamental in understanding food webs...
In many vertebrates, foraging mode (active versus sit-and-wait) is tied to some traits of their natu...
The Javelin Sand Boa, Eryx jaculus, is reported to be a predator of mammals, lizards and their eggs,...
Interest toward snake biology and ecology is now- adays a matter of fact. Despite dozen and dozen pa...
In aquatic and surrounding terrestrial ecosystems, snakes of the genus Natrix are among the top p...
The European Whip snake, Hierophis viridiflavus (Lacépède, 1789) is a very variable species when con...
Bothrops pubescens is a member of the neuwiedi complex that occurs in southern Brazil and Uruguay. W...
Two dimensions of the ecological niche (diet and habitat) of a snake assemblage from an endemic rich...