Seasonal anorexia in the male red-sided garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 413-419

  O'Donnell, Ryan P ^a   Shine, Richard ^b   Mason, Robert T ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anorexia; Aphagia; Courtship; Feeding; Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; COURTSHIP; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; SNAKE;

ANIMALIA; SERPENTES; THAMNOPHIS; THAMNOPHIS SIRTALIS; THAMNOPHIS SIRTALIS PARIETALIS;

EID: 4544363298     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0801-x     Document Type: Article

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