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| Provedor de dados: |
J. Venom. Anim. Toxins incl. Trop. Dis.
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| País: |
Brazil
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| Título: |
Death of Boa constrictor amarali (serpentes, boidae) after ingestion of a tree porcupine (rodentia)
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| Autores: |
Cherubini,A. L.
Barrella,T. H.
Silva,R. J. da
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| Data: |
2003-01-01
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| Ano: |
2003
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| Palavras-chave: |
Serpente
Boidae
Porcupine
Feeding
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| Resumo: |
The objective of this paper is to report the death of a Boa constrictor amarali after ingestion of a tree porcupine. The animal was donated to the Center for the Study of Venoms and Venomous Animals (CEVAP/UNESP) - and died in captivity. At necropsy, spine-like structures were observed in the stomach serosa and vicinity, and the stomach mucosa showed an intense reddish area, suggesting inflammation. The analysis of the spine-like structure revealed that they were tree porcupine spines. The feeding habits and inexperience of this Boa constrictor amarali in selecting its prey may have been be responsible for its death.
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| Tipo: |
Info:eu-repo/semantics/report
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992003000100009
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| Editor: |
Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos
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| Relação: |
10.1590/S1678-91992003000100009
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| Formato: |
text/html
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| Fonte: |
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases v.9 n.1 2003
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| Direitos: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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