Feeding ecology of Erythrolamprus jaegeri jaegeri (Günter, 1858) and Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus sublineatus (Cope, 1860) in the coastal zone of Subtropical Brazil (Serpentes, Dipsadidae)

Feeding ecology of Erythrolamprus jaegeri jaegeri (Günter, 1858) and Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus sublineatus (Cope, 1860) in the coastal zone of Subtropical Brazil (Serpentes, Dipsadidae)

ABSTRACT The snakes Erythrolamprus jaegeri jaegeri and Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus sublineatus are sympatric and syntopic in the coastal region of southern Brazil. Herein, we analyzed the diet composition to evaluate the niche breadth and the prey selection by both species. We examined 192 specimens...

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Main Authors: DANIELE N. CORRÊA, FERNANDO M. QUINTELA, DANIEL LOEBMANN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2016-03-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
dieta
ofídios
presas
tamanho
nicho
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652016000100293&lng=en&tlng=en

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