Thermal ecology of the Mexican Garter Snake (Thamnophis eques): temporal and spatial variations DOI Creative Commons
Crystian Sadiel Venegas-Barrera, Armando Sunny, Javier Manjarrez

et al.

PeerJ, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13, P. e18641 - e18641

Published: Jan. 13, 2025

Heterogeneous environments provide different daily and seasonal thermal conditions for snakes, resulting in temporal spatial variations body temperature (Tb). This study analyzes the Tb of Thamnophis eques forest grassland a Mexican locality through profiling. The patterns were obtained from seminatural enclosures field with point sampling strategy to analyze Tb. variation throughout day was correlated air substrate temperatures, both forest. average 0.88 °C greater than Our results indicate that T. showed differences between forest, principally late spring early summer during rise plateau phases, coinciding presence foliage on willow trees present area, while autumn, similar when canopy cover absent (May–September). support hypothesis snakes differ forests willows have leaves is equivalent, this case, tree absent. also shown presented warming other Arizona populations like those northern Gartersnakes. However, result may not be valid entire wide distribution consequent diversity habitats . information profiles could aid understanding effects environmental ecological strategies deployed by habitat selection.

Language: Английский

Thermal ecology of the Mexican Garter Snake (Thamnophis eques): temporal and spatial variations DOI Creative Commons
Crystian Sadiel Venegas-Barrera, Armando Sunny, Javier Manjarrez

et al.

PeerJ, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13, P. e18641 - e18641

Published: Jan. 13, 2025

Heterogeneous environments provide different daily and seasonal thermal conditions for snakes, resulting in temporal spatial variations body temperature (Tb). This study analyzes the Tb of Thamnophis eques forest grassland a Mexican locality through profiling. The patterns were obtained from seminatural enclosures field with point sampling strategy to analyze Tb. variation throughout day was correlated air substrate temperatures, both forest. average 0.88 °C greater than Our results indicate that T. showed differences between forest, principally late spring early summer during rise plateau phases, coinciding presence foliage on willow trees present area, while autumn, similar when canopy cover absent (May–September). support hypothesis snakes differ forests willows have leaves is equivalent, this case, tree absent. also shown presented warming other Arizona populations like those northern Gartersnakes. However, result may not be valid entire wide distribution consequent diversity habitats . information profiles could aid understanding effects environmental ecological strategies deployed by habitat selection.

Language: Английский

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