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 The Behaviour Cycle of the Boa constrictor in Captivity
 
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            | Title: The Behaviour Cycle of the Boa constrictor in Captivity
            
Author: A.A. (Bert) Verveen
            
Producer: European Snake SocietyDate: 12 October 2014
 ISBN: 9789076851358
            
Paperback, 404 pages
            
About 200 pages with photographs and graphs
            
Info about price and to order: www.snakesociety.nl, tab: Publications
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            | CONTENTS | 5 | 
          
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            | Preface, Marcel van der Voort |  | 7 | 
          
            | Introduction |  | 11 | 
          
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            | 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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