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Morphometric characteristics and seasonal proximity to water of the Cypriot bluntnosed viper Macrovipera lebetina lebetina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Provedor de dados: 80
Autores: Jestrzemski,Daniel; Kuzyakova,Irina.
Abstract  Background: The blunt-nosed viper Macrovipera lebetina (Linnaeus, 1758) is a medically important snake species in the Middle East. Its nominate subspecies Macrovipera l. lebetina is confined to Cyprus, where it is the only dangerously venomous snake species and heavily pursued. Despite the viper's large size, data on its body mass and sex-specific morphological differences are scarce. It is commonly believed that M. l. lebetina prefers freshwater proximity during summer. Hence, we aimed at investigating M. l. lebetina sex-specific morphological differences and its possible attraction to freshwater bodies in late summer.  Methods: Morphometric characteristics, proximity to water and conservation status of M. l. lebetina were investigated in Paphos...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Cyprus; Blunt-nosed viper; Morphology; Body condition index; Ecology; Water; Snakebite; Conservation.
Ano: 2018
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992018000100332