.... Exp. Biol. 97 , 99 – 117 . Perry , S. F. ( 1998 ). Lungs: Comparative Anatomy, Functional Morphology, and Evolution . In Biology of Reptilia: (Morphology G) , Vol. 19 (ed. C. Gans and A. S. Gaunt ), pp. 1 - 93 . Ithaca : Society for the Study of Amphibians...

..., particularly by claiming that snakes are either deaf or can hear only groundborne vibrations. acoustic communication reptilia squamata hearing behaviour western diamondback rattlesnake Crotalus atrox © The Company of Biologists Limited 2002 2002 27 6 2002 * Author...

.... ( 1999 ). The role of the vomeronasal organ of crotalines (Reptilia: Serpentes: Viperidae) in predator detection. Anim. Behav . 58 , 53 –57. Mullin, S. J. and Cooper, R. J. ( 1998 ). The foraging ecology of the gray rat snake ( Elaphe obsoleta spiloides ) – visual stimuli facilitate location...

..., the duration of venom flow, maximum venom flow rate and total venom volume were all significantly lower in predatory than in defensive strikes. *e-mail: youngab@lafayette.edu 28 9 2001 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2001 2001 feeding prey capture Reptilia squamata functional...

..., King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ‡ Author for correspondence (e-mail: e.w.taylor@bham.ac.uk ) 13 11 2000 15 01 2001 © 2001 by Company of Biologists 2001 Reptilia lizard Uromastyx microlepis buccal pump vagotomy There has been a great deal...

... by Company of Biologists 1991 Reptilia Thamnophis elegans ATP neonate parturition erythrocyte oxygen affinity The red cells of the T. elegans fetus have a higher affinity for oxygen than do maternal cells ( Ingermann et al . 1991 ). This difference in affinities appears to be due...

... University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. 12 10 1990 © 1991 by Company of Biologists 1991 Reptilia Thamnophis elegans pregnancy temperature oxygen affinity blood In all viviparous animals examined, with the notable exception of the cat ( Novy and Parer, 1969 ), fetal blood...

... (Crotalus viridis oreganus) to test this prediction. * Present address: Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA. 17 05 1989 © 1989 by Company of Biologists 1989 thermoregulation pregnancy Crotalus Reptilia Past studies have shown...

... is higher in foetal than in maternal red blood cells in T. elegans . 12 5 1988 © 1988 by Company of Biologists 1988 Reptilia Thamnophis ATP oxygen affinity haemoglobin foetus Viviparity has apparently evolved independently in many lineages of the squamate reptiles ( Shine...

... oxygenation enthalpy O 2 dissociation curves Reptilia Varanus niloticus Although various studies have been made upon the aerobic performance of varanid lizards ( Mitchell, Gleeson & Bennett, 1981 ; Gleeson, 1981 ; Gleeson, Mitchell & Bennett, 1980 ; Bennett, 1972 ) and upon...

..., Denmark. 12 12 1985 © 1986 by Company of Biologists 1986 acid-base regulation bicarbonate threshold hypercapnia lizards pH compensation Reptilia Several studies have reported that reptiles may regulate their arterial acid–base status by adjustment of via changes...

.... * Present address: Department of Zoophysiology, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark. 17 10 1983 © 1985 by Company of Biologists 1985 Acid-base status alphastat blood gases reptilia respiration temperature turtles Turtles encounter a wide range of environmental...

... and development. 7 11 1983 © 1984 by Company of Biologists 1984 Calcium embryos Reptilia Two distinct groups of oviparous, amniotic vertebrates are currently recognized on the basis of sources of calcium for embryonic development ( Simkiss, 1967 ; G. C. Packard, Tracy & Roth...

... Blood foetal Agkistrodon Reptilia Within the class Reptilia viviparity (live bearing) appears to have evolved many times ( Tinkle & Gibbons, 1977 ). The transition from oviparity (egg laying) to viviparity is thought to have been gradual. The egg is retained within the oviduct...

.... Zool. Soc. Lond . 126 , 145 – 157 . 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1956.tb00430.x Goodrich , E. S. ( 1916 ). On the classification of the reptilia . Proc. R. Soc. Ser. B . 89 , 261 – 276 . Goodrich , E. S. ( 1919 ). Note on the reptilian heart . J. Anat . 53 , 298 – 304...