Habitat use by the South-American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) in south-eastern Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Tozetti, Alexandro Marques
Data de Publicação: 2008
Outros Autores: Martins, Marcio
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da FURG (RI FURG)
Texto Completo: http://repositorio.furg.br/handle/1/74
Resumo: Habitat use affects food intake, reproductive fitness and body temperature control in reptiles. Habitat use depends on both the characteristics of the animal and the environmental heterogeneity. In this study we investigated habitat use in a population of the South-American rattlesnake, Crotalus durissus, in a cerrado (the Brazilian savanna) remnant, in south-eastern Brazil. In general, snakes appeared to be thermal generalists. However, they showed substrate temperature preferences in the rainy season, when they selected colder substrates during the day and warmer substrates at night. Individuals were predominantly active on the surface and more frequently found under bushes. Furthermore, in general, the principal component analysis results indicate that rattlesnakes are generalists regarding the microhabitat variables examined in this study. These habitat characteristics, associated with a low thermal selectivity, indicate that rattlesnakes are able to colonize deforested areas where shade occurrence and vegetation cover are similar to those in the cerrado.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Habitat use by the South-American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) in south-eastern Brazil
title Habitat use by the South-American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) in south-eastern Brazil
spellingShingle Habitat use by the South-American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) in south-eastern Brazil
Tozetti, Alexandro Marques
Crotalus Durissus
Habitat Use
Tadio-telemetry
Ecology
title_short Habitat use by the South-American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) in south-eastern Brazil
title_full Habitat use by the South-American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) in south-eastern Brazil
title_fullStr Habitat use by the South-American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) in south-eastern Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Habitat use by the South-American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) in south-eastern Brazil
title_sort Habitat use by the South-American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) in south-eastern Brazil
author Tozetti, Alexandro Marques
author_facet Tozetti, Alexandro Marques
Martins, Marcio
author_role author
author2 Martins, Marcio
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Tozetti, Alexandro Marques
Martins, Marcio
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Crotalus Durissus
Habitat Use
Tadio-telemetry
Ecology
topic Crotalus Durissus
Habitat Use
Tadio-telemetry
Ecology
description Habitat use affects food intake, reproductive fitness and body temperature control in reptiles. Habitat use depends on both the characteristics of the animal and the environmental heterogeneity. In this study we investigated habitat use in a population of the South-American rattlesnake, Crotalus durissus, in a cerrado (the Brazilian savanna) remnant, in south-eastern Brazil. In general, snakes appeared to be thermal generalists. However, they showed substrate temperature preferences in the rainy season, when they selected colder substrates during the day and warmer substrates at night. Individuals were predominantly active on the surface and more frequently found under bushes. Furthermore, in general, the principal component analysis results indicate that rattlesnakes are generalists regarding the microhabitat variables examined in this study. These habitat characteristics, associated with a low thermal selectivity, indicate that rattlesnakes are able to colonize deforested areas where shade occurrence and vegetation cover are similar to those in the cerrado.
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dc.identifier.uri.fl_str_mv TOZETTI, A. M.; MARTINS, M. Habitat use by the South-American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) in south-eastern Brazil. Journal of Natural History,v. 42, p. 1435-1444, 2008.
http://repositorio.furg.br/handle/1/74
identifier_str_mv TOZETTI, A. M.; MARTINS, M. Habitat use by the South-American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) in south-eastern Brazil. Journal of Natural History,v. 42, p. 1435-1444, 2008.
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