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ArticleScientific reports2023

Effects of environmental factors and intraspecific niche overlap on the body and ecological characteristics of red-tongued pit vipers (Gloydius ussuriensis).

Min Seock Do, Seok-Jun Son, Ji-Hwa Jung, Sang-Cheol Lee, Green Choi, Hyung-Kyu Nam

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Min Seock DoNational Institute of Biological Resources, Seo-gu, Incheon, 22689, South Korea.
Seok-Jun SonNational Science Museum, Daejeon, 34143, Republic of Korea.
Ji-Hwa JungHonam National Institute of Biological Resources, 99 Gohadoan-gil, Mokpo, 58762, South Korea.
Sang-Cheol LeeDepartment of Biology, Incheon National University, Incheon, 22012, South Korea.
Green ChoiMEET GREEN, Seocheon, 33646, Republic of Korea.
Hyung-Kyu NamNational Institute of Biological Resources, Seo-gu, Incheon, 22689, South Korea. namhk2703@korea.kr.ORCID 0000-0002-9619-2478
National Institute of Biological Resources · KRGreen Cross (South Korea) · KRIncheon National University · KRNational Science Museum · KR

Funding

National Institute of Biological Resources NIBR No. 202206102
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The body condition of a snake species provides important physiological, morphological, and ecological information that elucidates its habits, life cycle, and competitive relationships. We measured the body size and condition of the wild Gloydius ussuriensis population in South Korea from 2018 to 2022, analyzed the degree of intraspecific niche overlap, and identified the geographic and climatic factors affecting their body condition. We found that the females were longer than the males. The body condition index (BCI) of G. ussuriensis differed depending on sex and season; the BCI of the females and males was highest in August and October, respectively. Environmental factors related to altitude and temperature affected the body condition of G. ussuriensis; BCI increased as the mean annual temperature and winter temperature increased; however, it increased when the annual temperature range decreased. The mean Pinaka index was 0.96, indicating a high degree of niche overlap; however, the niche overlap among the neonates was less than that among the adults and juveniles. To elucidate the causes of niche overlap and mechanisms behind the intraspecific competition among G. ussuriensis individuals, the habitat and utilization of food resources at different development stages of G. ussuriensis should be further investigated.

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AgkistrodonCrotalinaeAltitudeAnimalsEcosystemFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMaleSeasonsSnakes

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