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Rev. Iber. Aracnol., Vol.
41 (2022)
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Note on a
natural case of Scorpio maurus cannibalism in northwestern
Algeria (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae) |
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Abdelwahab Chedad1,2*,
Mohamed Ait Hammou3, Abdessalam Chedad4,
Abdelkarim Lachichi5, Miloud Belli6 & Salah Eddine
Sadine7 |
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1 Department of Biological
Sciences, Laboratory of Saharan Bio-Ressources: Preservation and
Valorization, University of Ouargla. 30000 Ouargla, Algeria. Tel./fax.:
+213-778-610632, agrochedad@yahoo.fr, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8098-1803 |
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2 Directorate of Forest
Conservation of Ghardaïa. 47000 Ghardaïa, Algeria. agrochedad@yahoo.fr |
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3 Department and Faculty of
Nature and Life Sciences, Laboratory of Agro Biotechnology and Nutrition
in Semi-Arid Areas, Ibn |
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4 Independent Naturalist, Bordj
Bounaama. Tissemsilt, 38001, Algeria. |
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5 Directorate of Forest
Conservation of Illizi. 33000 Illizi, Algeria. |
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6 Independent Bionaturalist,
Bordj Bounaama. Tissemsilt, 38001, Algeria |
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7 Laboratoire Valorisation et
Conservation des Ecosystèmes Arides (LVCEA). Faculté des Sciences de la
Nature et de la Vie et Sciences de la terre, Université de Ghardaïa,
Ghardaïa, Algeria. sse.scorpion@yahoo.fr |
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Abstract: |
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Scorpio maurus
Linnaeus, 1758 is an omnipresent species in northwestern Algeria. Here
we report a natural case of predation on a subadult female of the
Scorpio maurus by another adult famale of the same species in the
forest of the Ouarsenis massif of Tissemsilt (northwestern Algeria).
Cannibalism among Scorpio species, particularly Scorpio maurus,
has not been previously reported and it can be considered as a
self-regulation strategy to maintain the stability of this population. |
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Key words:
Scorpiones, Scorpionidae, Scorpio maurus, cannibalism, Algeria. |
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Nota sobre un caso
natural de canibalismo en Scorpio maurus Linnaeus, 1758 en el
noroeste de Argelia (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae) |
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Resumen: |
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Scorpio maurus
Linnaeus, 1758 es un escorpión omnipresente en el noroeste de Argelia.
Se registra un caso natural de depredación de una hembra subadulta por
otra hembra adulta de la misma especie en el bosque del macizo Ouarsenis
de Tissemsilt, noroeste de Argelia. El canibalismo en especies de
Scorpio, particularmente S. maurus, no se ha reportado
previamente y puede considerarse como un mecanismo de autoregulación
para mantener la estabilidad de esta población. |
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Palabras clave:
Scorpiones, Scorpionidae, Scorpio maurus, canibalismo, Argelia. |
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