Thermal influence on defensive behaviours of the Eastern garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 629-633

  Passek, Kelly M ^a   Gillingham, James C ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOUR; EASTERN GARTER SNAKE;

SERPENTES; THAMNOPHIS SIRTALIS;

EID: 0031238759     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0458     Document Type: Article

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