Researcher Disturbance Has Minimal Impact on Natural Predation of Caiman Nests in Central Amazonia

Predation is one of the major causes of crocodilian egg mortality. Many studies have suggested that opening nests, handling eggs, and capturing attending females may increase predation rates, but the influence of such activities on nest predation has not been quantified. For that reason, we studied...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Herpetology. - Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 1968. - 48(2014), 3, Seite 338-342
1. Verfasser: Barão-Nóbrega, José António Lemos (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Marioni, Boris, Villamarín, Francisco, Soares, Amadeu M. V. M., Magnusson, William E., Da Silveira, Ronis
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2014
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of Herpetology
Schlagworte:Behavioral sciences Biological sciences Environmental studies Social sciences Physical sciences