<b>Single large or several small? The influence of prey size on feeding performance of <i>Philodryas nattereri</i> (Squamata: Serpentes)

  • Sara Catunda Pereira Universidade Federal do Ceará
  • João Fabrício Mota Rodrigues Universidade Federal do Ceará / Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Diva Maria Borges-Nojosa Universidade Federal do Ceará

Resumo

This study aimed at evaluating the energetic return and feeding time on Philodryas nattereri kept in captivity. Snakes were fed biweekly for 60 days (four feeding trials), in two different feeding treatments (single and multiple prey items). The energetic return revealed no significant difference between the feeding treatments; however, we found a negative relationship between snake size and prey handling time during a feed using multiple prey items. In P. nattereri, when large preys are as easy to find as small ones, there seems to be no difference in energetic return.

 

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2016-07-21
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Pereira, S. C., Rodrigues, J. F. M., & Borges-Nojosa, D. M. (2016). <b>Single large or several small? The influence of prey size on feeding performance of <i>Philodryas nattereri</i&gt; (Squamata: Serpentes). Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 38(1), 25-28. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v38i1.28774
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Ecologia e Limnologia

 

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