The energetic advantages of slug specialization in garter snakes (genus Thamnophis)

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 247-254

  Britt, Eric J ^a   Bennett, Albert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; BIOENERGETICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISH; GENERALIST; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PREY CAPTURE; SLUG; SNAKE; SPECIALIST; SPECIALIZATION; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIET; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; GASTROPOD; PHYSIOLOGY; SNAKE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; COLUBRIDAE; DIET; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISHES; GASTROPODA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

GASTROPODA; SIBON NEBULATUS NEBULATUS; THAMNOPHIS; THAMNOPHIS COUCHII; THAMNOPHIS ELEGANS ELEGANS; THAMNOPHIS ELEGANS TERRESTRIS; THAMNOPHIS ORDINOIDES;

EID: 42649119775     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/528778     Document Type: Article

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