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| Title |
Homing of invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida: evidence for map and compass senses in snakes
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| Published in |
Biology Letters, March 2014
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| DOI | 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0040 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Shannon E. Pittman, Kristen M. Hart, Michael S. Cherkiss, Ray W. Snow, Ikuko Fujisaki, Brian J. Smith, Frank J. Mazzotti, Michael E. Dorcas |
| Abstract |
Navigational ability is a critical component of an animal's spatial ecology and may influence the invasive potential of species. Burmese pythons (Python molurus bivittatus) are apex predators invasive to South Florida. We tracked the movements of 12 adult Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park, six of which were translocated 21-36 km from their capture locations. Translocated snakes oriented movement homeward relative to the capture location, and five of six snakes returned to within 5 km of the original capture location. Translocated snakes moved straighter and faster than control snakes and displayed movement path structure indicative of oriented movement. This study provides evidence that Burmese pythons have navigational map and compass senses and has implications for predictions of spatial spread and impacts as well as our understanding of reptile cognitive abilities. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 8 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 38% |
| India | 1 | 13% |
| United States | 1 | 13% |
| Canada | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 2 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 50% |
| Scientists | 3 | 38% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 91 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 89 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 8 | 9% |
| Other | 4 | 4% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 4% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 4% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 10% |
| Unknown | 58 | 64% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 21 | 23% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 2% |
| Mathematics | 1 | 1% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 3 | 3% |
| Unknown | 59 | 65% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 212. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 April 2023.
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#208
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#1,379
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