Predation of nestling house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus) by a dusky rattlesnake, Crotalus aquilus, in Hidalgo, Mexico
| Autor: | Oscar Flores-Villela, Fanny Rebón-Gallardo, David R. Ortíz-Ramírez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Fringillidae
Peromyscus Biología Glotonería Predation Haemorhous mexicanus Depredación Nest Viperidae Crotalus aquilus biology.animal Mexico Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics biology Serpientes de cascabel enanas Ecology México Feeding Alimentación biology.organism_classification Montane rattlesnakes Serpientes de cascabel de montaña Gluttony Pygmy rattlesnakes |
| Zdroj: | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México UNAM Redalyc-UNAM Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad (México) Num.2 Vol.86 |
| ISSN: | 1870-3453 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.rmb.2015.04.001 |
| Popis: | "For the first time, a case of predation on aHaemorhous mexicanusnest by the dusky rattlesnakeCrotalus aquilusis presented. The phenomenonof gluttony by this rattlesnake, which may have caused the death of the snake is also documented; since it had already eaten an adultPeromyscusmaniculatusbefore consuming the 4 chicks in the nest.All Rights Reserved © 2015 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Biología. This is an open access item distributed under theCreative Commons CC License BY-NC-ND 4.0." |
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