The food and feeding behaviour of water monitor Varanus salvator in Malaysia


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Traeholt C., . The food and feeding behaviour of water monitor Varanus salvator in Malaysia. pp. 331-343. ISSN 0025-1291

Abstract

Faecal pellets of Varanus salvator collected in Pulau Tulai in the South China Sea revealed that individuals there mainly feed on crabs and tourists' leftovers. The stomach contents of monitor lizards living in an oil palm estate in Peninsular Malaysia show that the main diet in that habitat consisted of various types of insects and occasionally small rodents. Hatchlings were strictly insectivorous. Both groups of lizards exhibited area-concentrated foraging behaviour and their preferred hunting technique was open pursuit


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Abstract

Faecal pellets of Varanus salvator collected in Pulau Tulai in the South China Sea revealed that individuals there mainly feed on crabs and tourists' leftovers. The stomach contents of monitor lizards living in an oil palm estate in Peninsular Malaysia show that the main diet in that habitat consisted of various types of insects and occasionally small rodents. Hatchlings were strictly insectivorous. Both groups of lizards exhibited area-concentrated foraging behaviour and their preferred hunting technique was open pursuit

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Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Summary (En)
AGROVOC Term: LAGARTO
AGROVOC Term: HABITOS ALIMENTARIOS
AGROVOC Term: HECES
AGROVOC Term: MALASIA
AGROVOC Term: CAZA
AGROVOC Term: DEPREDACION
Depositing User: Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 05:56
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/20702

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