The importance of the facial pit of the Northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis oreganus) under natural conditions in southern British Columbia
The facial pits characterizing the snake subfamily Crotalinae have been demonstrated to be important as thermoreceptors in detecting the presence of prey animals and in directing the stroke towards them. So specialized a receptor as the pit organ, if it is to survive, must be functionally effective....
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/39796 |