Hunting behavior and feeding ecology of Mojave rattlesnakes (Crotalus scutulatus), prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis), and their hybrids in southwestern New Mexico

Abstract Predators must contend with numerous challenges to successfully find and subjugate prey. Complex traits related to hunting are partially controlled by a large number of co‐evolved genes, which may be disrupted in hybrids. Accordingly, research on the feeding ecology of animals in hybrid zon...

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Main Authors: Dylan W. Maag, Yannick Z. Francioli, Noelle Shaw, Ashana Y. Soni, Todd A. Castoe, Gordon W. Schuett, Rulon W. Clark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-11-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10683