Chemical defense of an Asian snake reflects local availability of toxic prey and hatchling diet.

Chemical defense of an Asian snake reflects local availability of toxic prey and hatchling diet.

Journal of zoology (London, England : 1987) (2013-07-16)

D A Hutchinson, A H Savitzky, G M Burghardt, C Nguyen, J Meinwald, F C Schroeder, A Mori

摘要

Species that sequester toxins from prey for their own defense against predators may exhibit population-level variation in their chemical arsenal that reflects the availability of chemically defended prey in their habitat.