Dynamic aggregations of newborn sibling rattlesnakes exhibit stable thermoregulatory properties

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 274, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 277-283

  Reiserer, R S ^a   Schuett, G W ^b   Earley, R L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crotalus cerastes; Ecdysis; Ectothermy; Homeothermy; Maternal care; Reptiles; Self assembly; Snakes

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; MATERNAL CARE; MOVEMENT; SNAKE; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALIA; CROTALUS; CROTALUS CERASTES; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; VIPERINAE;

EID: 39749194570     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00383.x     Document Type: Article

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