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University of Kansas Publications Museum of Natural History
Vol. 17, No. 9, pp. 435-491, 7 figures in text
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University of Kansas Lawrence 1966
Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscivorus (Reptilia) BY RAY D. BURKETT
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
SYSTEMATIC RELATIONSHIPS AND DISTRIBUTION
DESCRIPTION Color and Pattern
HABITAT AND LIMITING FACTORS
REPRODUCTION Courtship and Mating
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Size at Birth and Early Growth
SHEDDING The Shedding Operation
FOOD HABITS Methods of Obtaining Prey
MORTALITY FACTORS Natural Enemies and Predators
BEHAVIOR Annual and Diel Cycles of Activity
THE VENOM Properties of the Venom
THE BITE Effects of the Bite
SUMMARY
LITERATURE CITED
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