Ontogenetic Changes in Endurance in Water Snakes (Natrix sipedon): Physiological Correlates and Ecological Consequences
- 10 February 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Ichthyology & Herpetology
- Vol. 1978 (1) , 69-75
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1443823
Abstract
Adult northern water snakes (Natrix s. sipedon) can sustain maximum activity at 25 C for 42 min while newborn snakes are exhausted in 5 min. The increased endur...This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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