What to do to defend themselves: description of three defensive strategies displayed by a serpent Dipsas alternans (Fischer, 1885) (Serpentes, Dipsadidae)
Mechanisms involving interactions between prey and predator are important elements acting on the Natural History of the species concerned. Defensive behaviors presented by serpents evolved as a way for them to avoid being detected, injured, or killed. Dipsas alternans is a serpent species occurring...
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| author | Thiago Maia-Carneiro Milena Wachlevski Carlos Frederico D. Rocha |
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| description | Mechanisms involving interactions between prey and predator are important elements acting on the Natural History of the species concerned. Defensive behaviors presented by serpents evolved as a way for them to avoid being detected, injured, or killed. Dipsas alternans is a serpent species occurring in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest and it can show distinct defensive behaviors in different situations. An adult female of D. alternans was found in the Parque Estadual da Serra do Tabuleiro (27°44’34”S, 48°48’27”W), state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Three defensive strategies were presented by the serpent (immobility, coil body, and hide head), which are reported for the first time with regard to D. alternans and can be of great importance to reduce its chance to be preyed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-da6173182d8f483292f660d8b4a8fdd92022-12-21T18:22:46ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBiotemas0103-16432012-03-01251207210What to do to defend themselves: description of three defensive strategies displayed by a serpent Dipsas alternans (Fischer, 1885) (Serpentes, Dipsadidae)Thiago Maia-CarneiroMilena WachlevskiCarlos Frederico D. RochaMechanisms involving interactions between prey and predator are important elements acting on the Natural History of the species concerned. Defensive behaviors presented by serpents evolved as a way for them to avoid being detected, injured, or killed. Dipsas alternans is a serpent species occurring in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest and it can show distinct defensive behaviors in different situations. An adult female of D. alternans was found in the Parque Estadual da Serra do Tabuleiro (27°44’34”S, 48°48’27”W), state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Three defensive strategies were presented by the serpent (immobility, coil body, and hide head), which are reported for the first time with regard to D. alternans and can be of great importance to reduce its chance to be preyed.http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume251/207a210.pdfCoil bodyDefensive mechanismsDipsas alternansHide headImmobility |
| spellingShingle | Thiago Maia-Carneiro Milena Wachlevski Carlos Frederico D. Rocha What to do to defend themselves: description of three defensive strategies displayed by a serpent Dipsas alternans (Fischer, 1885) (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) Biotemas Coil body Defensive mechanisms Dipsas alternans Hide head Immobility |
| title | What to do to defend themselves: description of three defensive strategies displayed by a serpent Dipsas alternans (Fischer, 1885) (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) |
| title_full | What to do to defend themselves: description of three defensive strategies displayed by a serpent Dipsas alternans (Fischer, 1885) (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) |
| title_fullStr | What to do to defend themselves: description of three defensive strategies displayed by a serpent Dipsas alternans (Fischer, 1885) (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | What to do to defend themselves: description of three defensive strategies displayed by a serpent Dipsas alternans (Fischer, 1885) (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) |
| title_short | What to do to defend themselves: description of three defensive strategies displayed by a serpent Dipsas alternans (Fischer, 1885) (Serpentes, Dipsadidae) |
| title_sort | what to do to defend themselves description of three defensive strategies displayed by a serpent dipsas alternans fischer 1885 serpentes dipsadidae |
| topic | Coil body Defensive mechanisms Dipsas alternans Hide head Immobility |
| url | http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume251/207a210.pdf |
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