Effects of sex, body size, temperature, and location on the antipredator tactics of free-ranging gartersnakes (Thamnophis sirtalis, Colubridae)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 239-245

  Shine, Richard ^a   Olsson, Mats M ^a   Lemaster, Michael P ^b   Moore, Ignacio T ^b   Mason, Robert T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Display; Predation; Snakes; Temperature; Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BODY SIZE; MICROHABITAT; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SNAKE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CANADA; MANITOBA;

THAMNOPHIS SIRTALIS PARIETALIS;

EID: 0034037844     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/11.3.239     Document Type: Article

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