Immobility and supination in Garter snakes (Thamnophis elegans) following handling by human predators

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 262-268

  Gregory, Patrick T ^a   Gregory, Linda A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b University of Victoria ^*

Author keywords

Antipredator behavior; Snakes; Supination; Tonic immobility

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BREEDING; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREDATION; PREGNANCY; REACTION TIME; SNAKE; TONIC IMMOBILITY; VIVIPARITY;

ANIMALS; COLUBRIDAE; ESCAPE REACTION; FEMALE; HANDLING (PSYCHOLOGY); IMMOBILITY RESPONSE, TONIC; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; REACTION TIME; SUPINATION; VIVIPARITY, NONMAMMALIAN;

EID: 33747377742     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.120.3.262     Document Type: Article

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