An experimental test of the link between foraging, habitat selection and thermoregulation in black rat snakes Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1006-1013

  Blouin Demers, G ^a   Weatherhead, P J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black rat snake; Movements; Postprandial thermophily; Radio telemetry; Supplemental feeding

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; SNAKE; THERMOREGULATION;

ELAPHE OBSOLETA;

EID: 0035214146     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0021-8790.2001.00554.x     Document Type: Article

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