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Do pitvipers prey on mammals during daylight?
frogs (Martins, Marques and Sazima, 2002). Among
mammals the most important prey are nocturnal
rodents. Marsupials are a minor item in the diet of the
genus (e.g. Hartmann et al., 2005). Pitvipers ...
Ecology of the Colubrid Snake Spilotes pullatus from the Atlantic
The examined samples included only specimens collected in southeastern Brazil, from
Minas Gerais (208S) to Paraná (258S). This
area lies within the Atlantic Forest domain,
with an elevational rang...
Mating and reproductive cycle in the neotropical colubrid snake
incubated in a plastic container with moistened vermiculite, at room temperature, varying from 20 to
32°C. Data on combat was obtained from a previous
publication (cf. Almeida-Santos and Marques, 2...
Herpetological Journal 24(1) - Squamata Reproduction Research
São Paulo, southeastern Brazil (for discussion on the
method see Marques et al., 2001). Seasonal variation
in activity was investigated by comparing the number
of snakes collected per season using ...
activity patterns in coralsnakes, genus micrurus
vitellogenesis, which begins before the rainy season
(O.A.V. Marques, S.M. Almeida-Santos e L. Pizzatto,
unpublished data). Consequently, the basking activity
of these females is probably distribut...
ms-179 - hartmann, hartmann, martins.indd
Highway Police station near the park). Although this
variation occurs, we failed to find higher numbers of
snake roadkills in the periods of higher vehicle traffic.
As ectotherms, snakes are strong...
Almeida-Santos et al pp 371-376.pmd
of spermatozoa, respectively.
Data on the female reproductive cycle and snake activity were obtained from Marques (1996), where
seasonal activity was inferred from collection data (see
Marques et a...
Reproductive Strategies of New World Coral Snakes, Genus Micrurus
(Shine, 1978, 1994). Phylogenetic distribution
of male–male combat suggests that this trait
