TY - JOUR AU1 - Tinkle, Donald W. AB - January, 1957 ECOLOGY OF THE RIBBON SNAKE and ecologic ranges of species, but as such is de­ possibly plays an important part in the wide geo­ serving of additional study. graphic distribution of the species. SuMMARY REFERENCES Bogert, C. M. 1952. Relative abundance, habitats, and Salamanders of several species were heated in normal thermal levels of some Virginian salaman­ experiments designed to reveal differences be­ ders. Ecology, 33: 16-30. tween species with respect to the critical thermal Brett, J. R. 1944. Some lethal temperature relations maximum. Also the effect of acclimation on the of Algonquin Park fishes. Univ. Toronto Bioi. Ser., upper thermal level tolerated was tested. It was No. 52; Pub!. Ontario Fisheries Res. Lab., No. 63: 1-49. found that salamanders of the species Desmog­ nathus fuscus and D. quadramaculatus have sig­ Cowles, R. B., and C. M. Bogert. 1944. A preliminary study of the thermal requirements of desert reptiles. nificantly lower critical thermal maxima after Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 83: 265-296. being kept for several days at five degrees Centi­ Fry, F. E. J. 1947. Effects of the environment on ani­ grade than when kept at fifteen degrees before mal activity. Univ. Toronto Bioi. Ser., No. TI - Ecology, Maturation and Reproduction of Thamnophis Sauritus Proximus JF - Ecology DO - 10.2307/1932127 DA - 1957-01-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/ecology-maturation-and-reproduction-of-thamnophis-sauritus-proximus-bWChxZasA0 SP - 69 EP - 77 VL - 38 IS - 1 DP - DeepDyve ER -