Constricting snakes must balance the energetic cost of constriction with the potential danger in releasing their prey too early. Therefore, it would be advantageous for these snakes to possess a mechanism to determine the...
Constricting prey is energetically costly for snakes and therefore it would be beneficial to minimize this cost. However, the consequences of arresting a constriction event too soon could be deadly. Thus, the duration of...
This published version is made available on Dickinson Scholar with the permission of the publisher. For more information on the published version, visit The Company of Biologist's Website., As legless predators, snakes are...
For more information on the published version, visit Royal Society's Website., Boback, Scott M., Allison E. Hall, Katelyn J. McCann, Amanda W. Hayes, Jeffrey S. Forrester, and Charles F. Zwemer. "Snake Modulates Constriction in...