Pregnancy decreases swimming performance of female Northern Death Adders (Acanthophis praelongus)

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2004, Pages 357-363

  Webb, Jonathan K ^a,b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCOMOTION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SNAKE; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ACANTHOPHIS; ACANTHOPHIS ANTARCTICUS; ACANTHOPHIS PRAELONGUS; AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 2442589690     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CH-03-171R1     Document Type: Article

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