Keywords :
Spatial ecology,
nest attendance,
habitat preference,
banded kraits,
Bungarus fasciatus
บทคัดย่อ :
An understanding of the spatial ecology of species living in and around human-dominated habitats is needed
to develop conflict mitigation strategies and predict how organisms cope with ongoing anthropogenic habitat alteration. Here
we present the results of a six-month telemetry study in Thailand of the banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus), a venomous elapid
snake. We quantified home range size and habitat use of three adult kraits (1 male, 2 females) in an agricultural habitat. The
kraits travelled an average of 47.20 m + 23.54 m between shelter sites and occupied home ranges of on average 21.45 ha + 19.56
ha (95 % dynamic Brownian Bridge Movement Models). They preferred to seek day time refuge amongst less disturbed habitat
features, including waterways and rice paddy dykes, while avoiding routinely disturbed monoculture fields. The two female kraits
also exhibited reduced movement while simultaneously attending their nests in a shared burrow complex. Fifteen neonates were
observed emerging from the nest site. We recommend further investigation of banded krait reproductive ecology and ability to
persist in heavily disturbed habitats.
เอกสารอ้างอิง :
Knierim, T, Strine, C., Suwanwaree, P., & HILL, J. (2019). Spatial ecology study reveals nest attendance and habitat preference of banded kraits (Bungarus fasciatus). Herpetological Bulletin, (150).
