Physiological, ecological, and behavioural correlates of the size of the geographic ranges of sea kraits ('Laticauda'; Elapidae, Serpentes): A critique

Title
Physiological, ecological, and behavioural correlates of the size of the geographic ranges of sea kraits ('Laticauda'; Elapidae, Serpentes): A critique
Publication Date
2016-09
Author(s)
Heatwole, Harold
Lillywhite, Harvey
Grech, Alana
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Place of publication
Netherlands
DOI
10.1016/j.seares.2016.05.003
UNE publication id
une:20190
Abstract
Recent, more accurate delineation of the distributions of sea kraits and prior dubious use of proxy temperatures and mean values in correlative studies requires re-assessment of the relationships of temperature and salinity as determinants of the size of the geographic ranges of sea kraits. Correcting the sizes of geographic ranges resolved the paradox of lack of correspondence of size of range with degree of terrestrialism, but did not form a definitive test of the theory. Recent ecological, physiological, and behavioural studies provide an example of the kind of approach likely to either validate or refute present theory.
Link
Citation
Journal of Sea Research, v.115, p. 18-25
ISSN
1873-1414
1385-1101
Start page
18
End page
25

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