Variation in oxygen consumption of the western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox): implications for sexual size dimorphism

Sexual size dimorphism and growth plasti

Sexual size dimorphism and growth plasticity in snakes: an experiment on the Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)

✍ Taylor, Emily N. ;DeNardo, Dale F. 📂 Article 📅 2005 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 138 KB

We conducted an experiment to examine the effects of sex and food intake on growth, mass gain, and attainment of sexual maturity in Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnakes (Crotalus atrox). We also measured testosterone levels to determine whether testosterone might be involved in the male-biased sexual