Cannibalism in Dolichophis jugularis (Serpentes: Colubridae): More than Random?

Bayram GöçMen; Yehudah L. Werner; Burak Elbeyli

doi:10.5358/hsj.27.1

Cannibalism in Dolichophis jugularis (Serpentes: Colubridae): More than Random?

Bayram GöçMen, Yehudah L. Werner, Burak Elbeyli

Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences

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Four cases of cannibalism among Dolichophis jugularis (Serpentes: Colubridae) are reported from Cyprus and Turkey. The number of cannibalism records for this species thus rises to at least six. Due to its opportunistic eury-phagy, D. jugularis is potentially cannibalistic. Although pure opportunism cannot be ruled out, cannibalistic behaviour may be enhanced in this species by conditions such as starvation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-7
Number of pages	7
Journal	Current Herpetology
Volume	27
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5358/hsj.27.1
State	Published - 2008

Keywords

Cannibalism
Cyprus
Dolichophis jugularis
Food
Intraspecific predation
Turkey

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