scholarly journals Effects of perch diameter and incline on the kinematics, performance and modes of arboreal locomotion of corn snakes (Elaphe guttata)

2007 ◽  
Vol 210 (21) ◽  
pp. 3862-3872 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. C. Astley ◽  
B. C. Jayne
Keyword(s):  
Elaphe Guttata

scholarly journals The Effects of Temperature on the Turnover of δ18O and δD in Juvenile Corn Snakes (Elaphe guttata): A Novel Study with Ecological Implications

Diversity ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Samuel Hirt ◽  
Kent Hatch
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Environmental Research ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
University Of Utah ◽  
Effects Of Temperature ◽  
C 30 ◽  
Δ18o And Δd ◽  
Elaphe Guttata ◽  
Δd And Δ18o

The use of natural variation in stable isotope ratios continues to be used in ecological studies without proper validation through laboratory studies. This study tested the effects of temperature, time, and turnover in the scales of juvenile corn snakes (Elaphe guttata) in a controlled, laboratory environment. Snakes were assigned to four treatment groups (24 °C, 27 °C, 30 °C, and freely thermoregulating), and one snake from each group was sacrificed weekly. Scales from each snake were washed, dried, and analyzed for δD and δ18O at the Stable Isotope Research Facility for Environmental Research at the University of Utah. The effects of temperature on the turnover of tissues was only significant when comparing the thermoregulating group to the pooled treatment groups (24 °C, 27 °C, and 30 °C) in the δ18O of scales (p = 0.006). After normalizing data on the δD and δ18O using percent change for comparison, δ18O appeared to be turning over at a faster rate than δD as indicated by an analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) test for homogeneity of slopes (F1,53 = 69.7, p < 0.001). With further testing of assumptions, a modification of our methods could provide information on the composition of drinking water sources in a species that switches between two isotopically distinct sources, such as during seasonal shifts in habitat or migration, and/or estimates of long-term field metabolic rates based on the turnover of these isotopes.

A Ticking Time Bomb: Is the illegal pet trade a pathway for the establishment of Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata) populations in Australia?

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 499-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. McFadden ◽  
Philip Topham ◽  
Peter S. Harlow
Keyword(s):  
Pet Trade ◽  
Corn Snake ◽  
Elaphe Guttata

Observations on Mating in the Corn Snake, Elaphe guttata guttata

Copeia ◽  
1957 ◽  
Vol 1957 (3) ◽  
pp. 232 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. MacMahon
Keyword(s):  
Corn Snake ◽  
Elaphe Guttata

Responses by corn snakes (Elaphe guttata) to chemicals from heterospecific snakes

1990 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul J. Weldon ◽  
Neil B. Ford ◽  
Janice J. Perry-Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Elaphe Guttata

Undifferentiated tumor in the ovary of a corn snake (Elaphe guttata guttata)

2006 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudio Petterino ◽  
Marco Bedin ◽  
Giorgia Podestà ◽  
Alessandra Ratto
Keyword(s):  
Corn Snake ◽  
Elaphe Guttata
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