Thermal dependencies of different modes of locomotion in neonate brown snakes, Storeria dekayi

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 2007, Pages 577-585

  Gerald, Gary W ^a   Claussen, Dennis L ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; LOCOMOTION; SNAKE; SWIMMING; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TRADE-OFF;

SERPENTES; STORERIA DEKAYI;

EID: 34548817866     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2007)2007[577:TDODMO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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