An opportunist predator hidden in the vegetation: on the predation of birds by Philodryas olfersii (Serpentes: Dipsadidae)

dc.contributor.authorMise, Fabio Teruo
dc.contributor.authorDeliberador Miranda, Joao Marcelo
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Danusy Lopes [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorCurcino, Alexandre
dc.contributor.authorOda, Fabricio Hiroiuki
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Estadual Centro Oeste
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Estadual Roraima
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Reg Cariri
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-25T12:37:51Z
dc.date.available2021-06-25T12:37:51Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-01
dc.description.abstractSnakes are common predators of birds. However, reported cases of snake predation on Troglodytes musculus are scarce. Here, we report a predation attempt of a Troglodytes musculus nestling by the dipsadid snake Philodryas olfersii. We also present a list with bird species recorded as prey of this snake species. We found 25 predation events of P. olfersii on adult, juvenile, and nestling birds. A total of 19 bird species from 14 families have been reported as prey of P. olfersii. Most predation events occurred on the vegetation, while some others were observed on the ground, cage, and artificial nest.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Centro Oeste, Dept Biol, Guarapuava, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, Dept Zool & Bot, Lab Ecol Teor, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Roraima, Dept Ciencias Biol, Boa Vista, Parana, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Reg Cariri, Dept Quim Biol, Programa Posgrad Bioprospeccao Mol, Crato, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, Dept Zool & Bot, Lab Ecol Teor, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCAPES: 88887.342372/2019-00
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCAPES: 88887.162751/2018-00
dc.format.extent61-66
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23766808.2021.1879544
dc.identifier.citationNeotropical Biodiversity. Abingdon: Taylor & Francis Ltd, v. 7, n. 1, p. 61-66, 2021.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/23766808.2021.1879544
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/210042
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000618284400001
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofNeotropical Biodiversity
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectDipsadidae
dc.subjectgreen snake
dc.subjectnestling predation
dc.subjectTroglodytidae
dc.titleAn opportunist predator hidden in the vegetation: on the predation of birds by Philodryas olfersii (Serpentes: Dipsadidae)en
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://journalauthors.tandf.co.uk/permissions/reusingOwnWork.asp
dcterms.rightsHolderTaylor & Francis Ltd
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-0182-3290[4]

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