Kaptivite Altındaki Coronella austriaca (Colubridae) Türünde Üreme ve Yamyamlık Davranışı

Abstract

Sürüngen türleri içerisinde özellikle yılan türlerinde kanibalizm yani aynı türe ait bireylerin yenmesi yaygın durumdur. Çalışmada yakalanan Colubridae familyasına ait olan dişi Coronella austriaca bireyi iki ay süre ile teraryumda tutulmuştur. Dişi bireyin ovovivipar doğumunun ardından, ebeveynin yavrularla ve yavruların da kendi arasındaki kanibalizm davranışları gözlemlenmiştir. Yapılan çalışma Coronella austriaca türünde üreme ve kanibalizm davranışı ile ilgili bilgiler vermektir.

Keywords

• Coronella austriaca,Kanibalizm,Maternal Kanibalizm

Breeding and Cannibalism Behaviours of Captive Coronella austriaca (Colubridae) in a Terrarium

Abstract

Cannibalism involves consuming all or part of another individual of the same species as food. Consuming the same species, or showing cannibalistic behaviour is common in reptiles, especially in snake species. The captured female Coronella austriaca of the Colubridae family was kept in captivity for two months in the terrarium. The female sample fed on one of the offsprings after ovoviviparous delivery. In the following observations it was determined that one of the juvenile individuals fed on another juvenile with similar size. The objective of this study is to provide information about the breeding and cannibalistic behaviour of Coronella austriaca under captivity.

Keywords

• Coronella austriaca,Cannibalism,Maternal cannibalism

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