2 documents found, page 1 of 1
Single large or several small?: the influence of prey size on feeding performan...
Pereira, Sara Catunda; Rodrigues, João Fabrício Mota; Borges-Nojosa, Diva MariaThis study aimed at evaluating the energetic return and feeding time on Philodryas nattererikept in captivity. Snakes were fed biweekly for 60 days (four feeding trials), in two different feeding treatments (single and multiple prey items). The energetic return revealed no significant difference between the feeding treatments; however, we found a negative relationship between snake size and prey handling time d...
Single large or several small? The influence of prey size on feeding performanc...
Pereira, Sara Catunda; Rodrigues, João Fabrício Mota; Borges-Nojosa, Diva MariaThis study aimed at evaluating the energetic return and feeding time on Philodryas nattereri kept in captivity. Snakes were fed biweekly for 60 days (four feeding trials), in two different feeding treatments (single and multiple prey items). The energetic return revealed no significant difference between the feeding treatments; however, we found a negative relationship between snake size and prey handling time ...