Thermal Ecology of Black Rat Snakes (Elaphe obsoleta) in a Thermally Challenging Environment

A general model in thermal ecology predicts that ectotherms should stop thermoregulating when the costs outweigh the benefits. Support for this model comes from studies of warm-temperate species, but the extent to which the model can be extrapolated to species living in climatic extremes is unknown,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ecology (Durham) 2001-11, Vol.82 (11), p.3025-3043
Hauptverfasser:	Blouin-Demers, Gabriel, Weatherhead, Patrick J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Autoecology Biological and medical sciences black rat snake Body temperature cost–benefit thermoregulation Ecology ectotherm Elaphe obsoleta Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta Forest habitats Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gravid females Habitat preferences Habitats Ontario, Canada Rats reptile Reptilia. Amphibia Seasons Snakes Species Temperature thermal challenge Thermal Ecology of Reptiles thermal exploitation thermoconformer thermoconformity Thermoregulation Thermoregulation. Hibernation. Estivation. Ecophysiology and environmental effects Vertebrata Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
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