FIRST PREDATION RECORD ON THE INVASIVE LAGOMORPH Lepus europaeus (Leporidae) BY Boa constrictor (Boidae) IN A SOUTHERN BRAZILIAN CERRADO PROTECTED AREA

Chemosensory age discrimination in the snake Boa constrictor (Serpentes: Boidae).

Many snakes are able to use their chemosensory system to detect scent of conspecifics, which is important in many social contexts. Age discrimination based on chemical cues may be especially important to ensure access to sexually mature potential partners. In this study, we used 24 individual Boa constrictor snakes (12 adults mature and 12 non-mature individuals) that had been captured in diffe...

Cytogenetic Studies on European Brown Hare, Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778 (Lagomorpha: Leporidae) in Turkey

In this study, the karyotype, C-heterochromatin blocks, and nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) of four specimens of Lepus europaeus from Turkey were examined. The diploid number of chromosomes (2n), the fundamental number of chromosome arms (FN), and the number of autosomal arms (FNa) were determined as 48, 90, and 86, respectively. All of the chromosomes have been determined to be possessed of...

Adenovirus hepatitis in a boa constrictor (Boa constrictor).

A boa constrictor was submitted for postmortem evaluation. At necropsy, there were no substantial lesions except in the liver. Light microscopy revealed severe multifocal to coalescing coagulative necrotic hepatitis, with basophilic and eosinophilic intranuclear inclusions in hepatocytes within the necrotic foci. The histopathological findings suggested a viral hepatitis. An adenoviral infectio...

Morphological and molecular identification of ticks infesting Boa constrictor (Squamata, Boidae) in Manaus (Central Brazilian Amazon) Identificação morfológica e molecular de carrapatos coletados de jiboias (Boa constrictor) (Squamata, Boidae) da zona urbana de Manaus

The Boa constrictor is one of the world’s largest vertebrate carnivores and is often found in urban areas in the city of Manaus, Brazil. The morphological identification of ticks collected from 27 snakes indicated the occurrence of Amblyomma dissimile Koch 1844 on all individuals sampled. In contrast, Amblyomma rotundatum Koch was found on only two snakes. An analysis of the 16S rRNA molecular ...

Helminths Communities of an Introduced Hare ( Lepus 3 Granatensis ) and a Native Hare ( Lepus Europaeus ) in Southern 4 France