Cannibalism of nonviable offspring by postparturient Mexican lance-headed rattlesnakes, Crotalus polystictus

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 145-150

  Mociño Deloya, Estrella ^a   Setser, Kirk ^a   Pleguezuelos, Juan M ^a   Kardon, Alan ^b   Lazcano, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b San Antonio Zoo ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

antipredator behaviour; Crotalus polystictus; energy recuperation; maternal cannibalism; Mexican lance headed rattlesnake; nonviable offspring; parental care

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BIOENERGETICS; CANNIBALISM; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EGG PRODUCTION; PARENTAL CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SNAKE; VIABILITY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

CROTALUS; CROTALUS POLYSTICTUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 57449090431     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.09.020     Document Type: Article

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