Habitat use by pine snakes (Pituophis melanoleucus) in the New Jersey Pine Barrens: individual and sexual variation
Burger JW and Zappalorti RT. 1989. Habitat use by pine snakes (Pituophis melanoleucus) in the New Jersey Pine Barrens: individual and sexual variation. Journal of Herpetology. 23(1):68-73
Both sexes were found in pine-oak forests, males using logs and bark extensively while females often were found under oak leaves. For >50% of the observations snakes were near blueberry Vaccinium sp. or pitch pine Pinus rigida although males were near blueberry twice as frequently as females. There were no sexual differences in activity patterns, but individuals differed in habitat use and activity. Some snakes remained in only one habitat others moved between habitats
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Burger, Joanna; Zappalorti, Robert
- Units
- PINE
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Ecology, Habitat Use, northern pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus), Research Article