Dedicated mothers: Predation risk and physical burden do not alter thermoregulatory behaviour of pregnant vipers

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 401-408

  Lorioux, Sophie ^a,b,c   Lisse, Hélène ^a   Lourdais, Olivier ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Aspic viper; Predation; Pregnancy; Prenatal care; Refuge use; Thermoregulation; Vipera aspis

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; EMBRYO; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; PREDATION RISK; PREGNANCY; REFUGE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RISK FACTOR; SNAKE; THERMOREGULATION;

VIPERA; VIPERA ASPIS; VIPERIDAE; VIPERINAE;

EID: 84880710660     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.05.031     Document Type: Article

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