The mechanics of sound production in the puff adder Bitis arietans (Serpentes: Viperidae) and the information content of the snake hiss

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 2281-2289

  Young, Bruce A ^a   Nejman, Nancy ^a   Meltzer, Karen ^a   Marvin, Jessica ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Bitis arietans; Functional morphology; Information content; Respiration; Snake; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

BITIS ARIETANS;

EID: 0032843640     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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