Licht-im-Terrarium: Literaturdatenbank
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Bellamy, T., & Stephen, I. (2007). The effect of ultra-violet b [uvb] illumination and vitamin d3 on the activity, behaviour and growth rate of the juvenile jamaican boa epicrates subflavus. MA, University Of London. Added by: Sarina (2011-10-10 13:34:14) Last edited by: Sarina (2011-10-10 13:38:39) |
| Resource type: Thesis/Dissertation BibTeX citation key: Bellamy2007a View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: Englisch = English Keywords: Reptilien = Reptiles, Schlangen = Snakes, Ultraviolett = Ultraviolet, Vitamin D = Vitamin D Creators: Bellamy, Stephen Publisher: University Of London |
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Literature Review: The Effect of Ultra-Violet B Illumination on the Physical and Physiological Aspects of Reptiles, with Particular Attention to the Jamaican Boa Epicrates subflavus. Scientific Paper: The Effect of Ultra-Violet B [UVB] Illumination and Vitamin D3 on the Activity, Behaviour and Growth Rate of the Juvenile Jamaican boa Epicrates subflavus To assess the effects of UVB and vitamin D3 on Epicrates subflavus, four groups each containing six individuals were exposed to different parameters: full UVB irradiance, Vitamin D3 supplementation, monthly UVB irradiance and a control group. Results indicated no significant difference in growth rates across groups. The control group was observed hiding at a lower percentage [52%] compared to all other groups. Both the control group and monthly UVB irradiance group displayed the highest frequencies for higher perch basking [25%] and [28%] respectively possibly in an attempt to utilize UVB. Full UVB and Vitamin D3 groups were observed hiding at a greater frequency [62%] and [68%] respectively, and basked to a lesser extent on the high perch [15%] and [13%] respectively. During night observations the full UVB group expressed both the highest night activity and difference in location, as well as highest frequency for distance traveled. A similar effect was also observed in the vitamin D3 group. The control group saw the lowest activity as well as the lowest frequency for distance traveled. Higher overall activity levels seen in the full UVB group are potentially due to increases in vitamin D3 production through UVB exposure. Vitamin D3 affects metabolism, increasing appetite generating a boost in foraging activity. Modifications to current snake husbandry to include UVB exposure or vitamin D3 treatments, may likely result in increased activity and behavioural diversity. Key Words: snake; activity; behaviour; vitamin D3; UVB exposure Added by: Sarina Last edited by: Sarina |