| inter-individual variation and temperature-dependent antipredator behavior in the snake tomodon dorsatus (dipsadidae). | although many studies assessed the influence of temperature on the behavior of ectotermic vertebrates, little attention has been given to interindividual variation in the defensive responses of reptiles. in the present study we investigated the defensive behavior of the snake tomodon dorsatus, in order to test the hypotheses that (1) individuals differ in their antipredator behavior consistently with the concept of behavioral syndromes, (2) temperature influences the defensive behavior, and (3) ... | 2013 | 23548560 |
| bites by tomodon dorsatus (serpentes, dipsadidae): clinical and epidemiological study of 86 cases. | a total of 86 proven cases of tomodon dorsatus bites admitted to hospital vital brazil (hvb) of butantan institute, in são paulo, brazil, between 1945 and 2018, were retrospectively analyzed. the cases included were those in which the snake was brought to hvb and was correctly identified. of the 86 cases of snake bites, it was possible to describe the sex of the snake in 52 cases; 31 (59.6%) snakes were male. only 52 snakes out of 86 could be studied because of their preservation status. the len ... | 2019 | 30853409 |