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J Comp Psychol

Title:		Neonate plains garter snakes (Thamnophis radix) are attracted to conspecific skin extracts
Author(s):		Graves BM; Halpern M;
Address:		"Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, State University of New York, Brooklyn 11203"
Journal Title:		J Comp Psychol
Year:		1988
Volume:		102
Issue:		3
Page Number:		251 - 253
DOI:		10.1037/0735-7036.102.3.251
ISSN/ISBN:		0735-7036 (Print) 0021-9940 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Several species of snakes aggregate in areas previously marked by conspecifics. However, species differences and sources of such chemical signals have received little attention. Methylene chloride-soluble substances from shed epidermis of adult plains garter snakes attracted neonate conspecifics, whereas similar extracts from a congener and a viperid did not. The functional significance of such conspecific aggregation may relate to location of hibernacula, foraging areas, osmoregulation, or predation avoidance"
Keywords:		"Animals Animals, Newborn Female Lipids/physiology Male Pheromones/*physiology *Skin Physiological Phenomena Snakes/*physiology Social Behavior *Social Environment Tissue Extracts/*physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineGraves, B M Halpern, M eng NS 11713/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/ Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. 1988/09/01 J Comp Psychol. 1988 Sep; 102(3):251-3. doi: 10.1037/0735-7036.102.3.251"