Thermal ecology of the smooth snake, Coronella austriaca Laurenti, during spring.

Autor: de Bont RG; Department of Animal Ecology, Catholic University Nijmegen, Toernooiveld, 6525 ED, Nijmegen, The Netherlands., van Gelder JJ; Department of Animal Ecology, Catholic University Nijmegen, Toernooiveld, 6525 ED, Nijmegen, The Netherlands., Olders JH; Department of Animal Ecology, Catholic University Nijmegen, Toernooiveld, 6525 ED, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Oecologia [Oecologia] 1986 Apr; Vol. 69 (1), pp. 72-87.
DOI: 10.1007/BF00399040
Abstrakt: Thermo sensitive transmitters were used in a study on free-ranging smooth snakes (Coronella austriaca). Except on cold cloudy days, this snake shows a daily tripartite pattern of body temperatures. The pattern consists of a quick rise in body temperature in the morning, a subsequent stable phase during which body temperatures vary between 29 and 33° C, and finally a drop of body temperatures in the evening. The, consistency of the stable phase over the study period indicates that this range represents the thermal preferendum of this species. During the succesive study months a time shift in daily activity pattern was observed.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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