Occurrence of Eustrongylides excisus (Nematoda: Dioctophymatidae) in European perch (Perca fluviatilis) and great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) in Lake Annone …

A Rusconi, P Prati, R Bragoni… - The Journal of …, 2022 - meridian.allenpress.com
The genus Eustrongylides includes zoonotic nematodes that infect fish species and fish-
eating birds of freshwater ecosystems. This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of …

The first determination of Eustrongylides excisus Jägerskiöld, 1909 — larvae (Nematoda: Dioctophymatidae) in the pike-perch Sander lucioperca in Vojvodina …

O Bjelić-Čabrilo, N Novakov, M Ćirković, D Kostić… - Helminthologia, 2013 - Springer
Twenty-one specimens of pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) were caught in the Danube-Tisa-
Danube Canal in the city area of Novi Sad for parasitological examination. The presence of …

Unexpected life history traits in a very dense population of dice snakes

R Ajtić, L Tomović, B Sterijovski… - Zoologischer Anzeiger-A …, 2013 - Elsevier
A population of dice snakes (Natrix tessellata) monitored since 2008 in a small island (18ha,
850m asl, FYR of Macedonia) revealed unforeseen patterns for snakes living in temperate …

A dicey situation: capture behaviours in free-ranging dice snakes

V Bjelica, M Anđelković, M Lakušić, M Maričić… - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2023 - Springer
When captured by a predator, the prey's options for escape decrease dramatically; however,
some species, such as dice snakes, display a wide variety of behaviours in order to escape …

A global overview on the diet of the dice snake (Natrix tessellata) from a geographical perspective: foraging in atypical habitats and feeding spectrum widening helps …

A Weiperth, T Gaebele, I Potyó, M Puky - Zoological Studies, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background The dice snake (Natrix tessellata Laurenti, 1768) is generally
considered to be a fully or partially piscivorous freshwater snake species. The aim of the …

An Integrative Approach to Healthy Social-Ecological System to Support Increased Resilience of Resource Management in Food-Producing Systems

L Urdes, VE Simion, LG Talaghir, V Mindrescu - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The study addresses health-associated risks and health indicators required for the framing
of Social-Ecological System Health (SESH) in aquaculture food-producing systems. The …

Synergistic effects of musking and autohaemorrhaging on the duration of death feigning in dice snakes (Natrix tessellata)

V Bjelica, A Golubović - Biology Letters, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Predation exerts a significant selection pressure on prey, shaping a multitude of traits that
serve as antipredator defences. In turn, natural selection could favour combinations of …

Hypernatremia in Dice Snakes (Natrix tessellata) from a Coastal Population: Implications for Osmoregulation in Marine Snake Prototypes

F Brischoux, YV Kornilev - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The widespread relationship between salt excreting structures (eg, salt glands) and marine
life strongly suggests that the ability to regulate salt balance has been crucial during the …

The Slithering Dead: Does locomotor performance affect post-capture death feigning in dice snakes (Natrix tessellata, Laurenti 1768)?

V Bjelica, M Maričić, M Anđelković, L Tomović… - Current …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Functional constraints between different types of antipredator behavior should be common,
especially if they are on the opposite sides of the behavioral spectrum such as flight and …

Tongue flicking heralds flight behaviour following passive antipredator displays in dice snakes

V Bjelica, M Anđelković, M Maričić, L Tomović… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
When captured, many prey respond by biting the predator or struggling to get free. However,
one indirect escape option is death feigning (DF), in which complete immobility supposedly …