Effects of seasonal variation in prey abundance on field metabolism, water flux, and activity of a tropical ambush foraging snake

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 522-533

  Christian, Keith ^a   Webb, Jonathan K ^a,c   Schultz, Timothy ^a,d   Green, Brian ^b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ABUNDANCE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FOOD WEB; METABOLISM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREY AVAILABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNAKE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER BUDGET;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SEASON; SNAKE; TELEMETRY; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEASONS; SNAKES; TELEMETRY; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WATER;

ACANTHOPHIS ANTARCTICUS; ACANTHOPHIS PRAELONGUS; ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34548189196     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/519959     Document Type: Article

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