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The Behaviour Cycle of the Boa constrictor in Captivity

Title: The Behaviour Cycle of the Boa constrictor in Captivity
Author: A.A. (Bert) Verveen
Producer: European Snake Society
Date: 12 October 2014
ISBN: 9789076851358
Paperback, 404 pages
About 200 pages with photographs and graphs
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CONTENTS 5
Preface, Marcel van der Voort   7
Introduction   11
 
I Hunting stage - continuation (food)   15
     I-5  Communication   17
     I-6  FGeeding frequency   31
     I-7  Meal size   43
     I-8  Yearly consumption   61
     I-9  Feeding behaviour   77
II Digestion    
     II-1  Regurgitation and gas formation   99
     II-2  Water intake   109
     II-3  Micturition   119
     II-4  Defecation   127
     II-5 Growth in weight and length   143
III Ecdysis   167
     III-1  Sloughing frequency   169
     III-2  Consumed per shedding cycle   181
     III-3  The epidermis   189
     III-4  The iridescent epidermis, with Jeroen Rouwkema   197
     III-5  Skin colours   213
     III-6  Cell growth   231
     III-7  Dermal blood flow   253
     III-8  Variability   269
     III-9  Accompanying events   291
I Hunting stage - Start    
     I-1  Boa sets out   305
     I-2  Boa hunting   325
     I-3  Boa as a pet   345
     I-4  Boas at school, report by Theo Ploegaert   365
Appendix 373
References   377
Subject index   391
Authors index   401

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