Going out tonight? When insular <em>Hierophis viridiflavus</em> breaks the Whip Snakes Rules
Hierophis viridiflavus has a strong diurnal rhythm as demonstrated by many field studies. It belongs to the “Whip snakes” characterized by slender bodies, large eyes, high speed, saurophagy and diurnality. On Giraglia island (Corsica) the snakes do forage also nightly. This unexpected shift in the c...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2013-03-01
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Series: | Acta Herpetologica |
Online Access: | https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1678 |