Small-Scale Geographic Variation In Antipredator Tactics Of Garter Snakes

Small-Scale Geographic Variation In Antipredator Tactics Of Garter Snakes

Garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) in Manitoba court and mate at communal overwintering dens and then disperse to feeding ranges in summer. The restriction of mating activities to den areas may reduce gene flow between populations from adjacent dens, in turn allowing divergence in traits...

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