Thermal effects on the antipredator behaviour of snakes: A review and proposed terminology

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 79-87

  Mori, Akira ^a   Burghardt, Gordon M ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Defences; Predator prey interaction; Reptile; Temperature effect

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 3843093724     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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