20.500.12556/DiRROS-23685 Chemosensory behavioural responses to prey and conspecifc chemical stimuli in Elaphe quatuorlineata (Bonnaterre, 1790) Skin lipids and other semiochemicals of the integument of snakes act as chemical signals and have various functions, but the behavioural responses to semiochemicals are rarely studied. In this study, we isolated the scent of the Four-lined Snake (Elaphe quatuorlineata) both from a living individual and from shed skin. We then examined the tongue-ficking responses of these snakes to determine if isolated lipid extractions of snake skin could be recognized by conspecifcs. We detected that the snakes ficked their tongues more frequently when exposed to the scent of prey and shed skin extract than to a control with no scent. We also examined the infuence of ontogeny, with adult female snakes exhibiting higher relative tongue fick rates than subadult females. Elaphe quatuorlineata is protected and listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN, and these snakes are difcult to detect for biomonitoring purposes due to their elusive lifestyle. The use of semiochemicals that elicit behavioural responses could facilitate feld searches, improve knowledge of the species’ biology and behaviour, and contribute to its conservation. chemical communication sexual cues dietary cues pheromones behaviour snakes protected species kemična komunikacija spolni signali feromoni vedenje kače true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2025-09-25 07:36:19 2025-09-25 07:36:19 2025-10-24 03:54:50 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Soavtorji: Alenka Žunič-Kosi, Matjaž Bedjanič, Anamarija Žagar; Opis vira z dne 1. 9. 2025; str. 769-776 Vol. 18 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2025-08-07 598.162 2071-5773 247205635 https://www.biotaxa.org/hn/article/view/86259 1 919eab30-99d1-11f0-9bb7-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=35086 RAZ_Lah_Filip_2025.pdf RAZ_Lah_Filip_2025.pdf 1 499A497579B40BFD0976A5C5A4F8FF06 951da900a76715186f9dc42a34b634371f9f193e4e4d3bf429094872e4902237 a2a4f5c5-99d1-11f0-9bb7-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=35087 Nacionalni inštitut za biologijo 0 0 0