The effect of constant and fluctuating incubation temperatures on the phenotype of black ratsnakes (Elaphe obsoleta)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 882-889

  Patterson, L D ^a,b   Blouin Demers, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; INCUBATION; NEST SITE; PHENOTYPE; SITE SELECTION; SNAKE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

PANTHEROPHIS OBSOLETUS;

EID: 49249090628     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z08-067     Document Type: Article

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