ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Unlike most vipers, female rattlesnakes (Crotalus atrox) continue to hunt and feed throughout pregnancy

  1. G. W. Schuett1,2,*,
  2. R. A. Repp3,
  3. M. Amarello4,
  4. C. F. Smith2,5

Article first published online: 16 OCT 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2012.00969.x

Issue

Journal of Zoology

Journal of Zoology

Volume 289, Issue 2, pages 101–110, February 2013

Additional Information

How to Cite

Schuett, G. W., Repp, R. A., Amarello, M. and Smith, C. F. (2013), Unlike most vipers, female rattlesnakes (Crotalus atrox) continue to hunt and feed throughout pregnancy. Journal of Zoology, 289: 101–110. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2012.00969.x

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Biology and Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA

  2. 2

    The Copperhead Institute, Spartanburg, SC, USA

  3. 3

    National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson, AZ, USA

  4. 4

    School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

  5. 5

    Department of Biology, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC, USA

* Correspondence
Gordon W. Schuett, Department of Biology and Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, Georgia State University, 33 Gilmer Street, S.E., Unit 8, Atlanta, GA 30303-3088, USA. Tel: (602) 309-6508
Email: gwschuett@yahoo.com; gschuett@gsu.edu

  1. Editor: Virginia Hayssen

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 15 JAN 2013
  2. Article first published online: 16 OCT 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 24 AUG 2012
  4. Manuscript Revised: 7 AUG 2012
  5. Manuscript Received: 8 MAY 2012

Funded by

  • Arizona State University
  • Zoo Atlanta
  • Georgia State University (Center for Behavioral Neuroscience)
  • Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) of Arizona State University. Grant Number: 98-429R

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