Rattling behavior of prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis viridis, Viperidae) in relation to sex, reproductive status, body size, and body temperature

Ethology

Volumn 103, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1042-1050

  Kissner, Kelley J ^a   Forbes, Mark R ^a,b   Secoy, Diane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CRYPSIS; PRAIRIE RATTLESNAKE; RATTLING; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS;

CROTALUS VIRIDIS; CROTALUS VIRIDIS VIRIDIS;

EID: 0031458446     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1997.tb00146.x     Document Type: Article

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