Lipids represent a biochemically efficient mechanism for storing energy to be used at a later
date for maintenance and/or reproduction. This storage and utilization at different times …

Amphibians and reptiles (herpetofauna) are a significant but much-neglected component of
the natural economy of the province of Alberta. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Alberta …

This study compares activity patterns of Australian elapids with those of North American and
European snakes. Six species of elapids (Austrelaps superbus, Hemiaspis signata, Notechis …

Both the metabolic theory of ecology and dynamic energy budget theory predict that climate
influences body size through its effects on first-order determinants of energetics: reactive …

The ability of newborn timber rattlesnakes, Crotalus horridus, to follow the scenttrail of a
conspecific newborn, adult female and adult male, was investigated. Twenty newborn C …

In cold environments ectotherms can be dormant underground for long periods. In 1941
Cowles proposed an ecological trade‐off involving the depth at which ectotherms …

Age at sexual maturity, mating behavior, reproductive cycles, and litter characteristics of
female northern Pacific rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis oreganus) were documented in a 3 yr …

The diet of a population of the Northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis oreganus) in
southern British Columbia was determined by palpation of stomach contents and fecal …

Variations in body size and growth rate underlie many patterns of variation in life history
features, and their analysis in diverse populations of widely-distributed reptile species …

Although intraspecific and interspecific variation in dates of spring emergence is known
among snakes, factors affecting such variation are not. Dates of spring emergence from …