Mechanical properties of the integument of the common gartersnake, Thamnophis sirtalis (Serpentes: Colubridae)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 2913-2922

  Rivera, Gabriel ^a,c   Savitzky, Alan H ^a   Hinkley, Jeffrey A ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Feeding; Integument; Skin; Snake; Thamnophis sirtalis

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; MORPHOMETRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SNAKE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; COLUBRIDAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

COLUBRIDAE; SERPENTES; THAMNOPHIS SIRTALIS;

EID: 24644475897     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01715     Document Type: Article

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