A note on scavenging behaviour of adult Hermann’s tortoise (Testudo hermanni)

Nikolić, M.; Savić, D.; Ilić, M.; Stojadinović, D.; Crnobrnja-Isailović, J.

doi:10.5281/zenodo.159104

Biologica Nyssana (Sep 2016)

A note on scavenging behaviour of adult Hermann’s tortoise (Testudo hermanni)

Nikolić, M.,
Savić, D.,
Ilić, M.,
Stojadinović, D.,
Crnobrnja-Isailović, J.

Affiliations

Nikolić, M.: Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Biological Society “Dr. Sava Petrović”, Visegradska 33, 18000 Niš, Serbia
Savić, D.: Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Biological Society “Dr. Sava Petrović”, Visegradska 33, 18000 Niš, Serbia
Ilić, M.: Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Biological Society “Dr. Sava Petrović”, Visegradska 33, 18000 Niš, Serbia
Stojadinović, D.: Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000 Niš, Serbia
Crnobrnja-Isailović, J.: Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000 Niš, Serbia; Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, University of Belgrade, Despota Stefana 142, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.159104
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 53 – 55

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Report of the first observation of scavenging behaviour in the population of Testudo hermanni boettgeri that has been monitored for six years in the village Kunovica near the city of Niš in Serbia. On 31 May 2015 at 10:18 a.m., the adult tortoise was observed while eating a dead European green lizard (Lacerta viridis).

Published in Biologica Nyssana

ISSN: 2217-4478 (Print); 2217-4605 (Online)
Publisher: University of Niš
Country of publisher: Serbia
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: http://journal.pmf.ni.ac.rs/bionys/index.php/bionys/index

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