Movement patterns and orientation mechanisms in garter snakes

• Main Author: Lawson, Peggy Margaret Ann
• Other Authors: Gregory, Patrick T.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 1991
• Subjects: Common garter snake; Thamnophis ordinoides; Locomotion; Migration; Garter snakes; British Columbia; Spectacle Lake Provincial Park; Alberta; Wood Buffalo National Park; Pacific; Wood Buffalo
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/9499

Movements of animals presumably reflect their changing needs and the changing availability of necessary resources. In cold climates, snakes often make long seasonal migrations between hibernacula and summer habitats, Finding suitably deep hibernacula with minimal delay could be critical. I hypothesi...