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DOI	10.1016/j.jksus.2020.03.022
	Seasonal food composition of a burrowing asp, Atractaspis engaddensis Haas, 1950 from natural habitats of an arid Arabian desert
	Al-Sadoon, Mohammed Khalid; Paray, Bilal Ahamad; Rudayni, Hassan A.; Al-Mfarij, Abdul Rahman; Albeshr, Mohammed Fahad
通讯作者	Al-Sadoon, MK
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF KING SAUD UNIVERSITY SCIENCE
ISSN	1018-3647
EISSN	2213-686X
出版年	2020
卷号	32 期号:4 页码:2393-2396
英文摘要	The study was conducted to record seasonal variation in the diet composition of the burrowing asp, Atractaspis engaddensis. A total of 65 snake specimens (35 males and 30 females) were collected from Al-Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia. The captured individuals were weighed, measured and dissected to record the stomach content. The study showed that this carnivorous snake is nocturnal and feeds on rodents (75%), lizards 15% (Geckos and worm lizards), small snakes (7%) and unidentified materials (3%) independent of its sex. This finding is attributed to the intensive spread of rodents in the study area contributes in the preference of such type of food. With regard to the monthly and seasonal behavior of feeding, A. engaddensis was more active forager in terms of gut contents in May and November followed by June and September. The percentage of total amount of diet (g) in the stomach of A. engaddensis was highest in spring followed by autumn and summer. The activity of this snake was found to be decreased or ceased during winter months (December to February) owing to the decrease of temperature. (C) 2020 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University.
英文关键词	Atractaspis engaddensis Diet Seasonal Nocturnal Arid desert Saudi Arabia
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000573217800013
WOS关键词	ECOLOGY ; DIET ; SERPENTES ; PREY ; SELECTION ; CARNIVORE ; BEHAVIOR ; LIZARD
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/326529
作者单位	[Al-Sadoon, Mohammed Khalid; Paray, Bilal Ahamad; Rudayni, Hassan A.; Al-Mfarij, Abdul Rahman; Albeshr, Mohammed Fahad] King Saud Univ 2455, Coll Sci, Zool Dept, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Al-Sadoon, Mohammed Khalid,Paray, Bilal Ahamad,Rudayni, Hassan A.,et al. Seasonal food composition of a burrowing asp, Atractaspis engaddensis Haas, 1950 from natural habitats of an arid Arabian desert[J],2020,32(4):2393-2396.
APA	Al-Sadoon, Mohammed Khalid,Paray, Bilal Ahamad,Rudayni, Hassan A.,Al-Mfarij, Abdul Rahman,&Albeshr, Mohammed Fahad.(2020).Seasonal food composition of a burrowing asp, Atractaspis engaddensis Haas, 1950 from natural habitats of an arid Arabian desert.JOURNAL OF KING SAUD UNIVERSITY SCIENCE,32(4),2393-2396.
MLA	Al-Sadoon, Mohammed Khalid,et al."Seasonal food composition of a burrowing asp, Atractaspis engaddensis Haas, 1950 from natural habitats of an arid Arabian desert".JOURNAL OF KING SAUD UNIVERSITY SCIENCE 32.4(2020):2393-2396.