Constriction (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Constriction" in English language version.

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Penning, David; Dartez, Schuyler (February 2016). "Size, but not experience, affects the ontogeny of constriction performance in ball pythons (Python regius)". Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A. 325 (3): 194–199. Bibcode:2016JEZA..325..194P. doi:10.1002/jez.2007. PMID 26847931.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

Gill, Victoria (2015-07-23). "Boa constrictors' lethal secret revealed". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-03-30.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

doi.org

Shine, R.; Schwaner, T. (1985). "Prey Constriction by Venomous Snakes: A Review, and New Data on Australian Species". Copeia. 1985 (4): 1067–1071. doi:10.2307/1445266. JSTOR 1445266.
Boback, Scott M.; Hall, Allison E.; McCann, Katelyn J.; Hayes, Amanda W.; Forrester, Jeffrey S.; Zwemer, Charles F. (2012-06-23). "Snake modulates constriction in response to prey's heartbeat". Biology Letters. 8 (3): 473–476. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2011.1105. ISSN 1744-9561. PMC 3367750. PMID 22258447.
Boback, Scott M.; McCann, Katelyn J.; Wood, Kevin A.; McNeal, Patrick M.; Blankenship, Emmett L.; Zwemer, Charles F. (2015-07-01). "Snake constriction rapidly induces circulatory arrest in rats". The Journal of Experimental Biology. 218 (14): 2279–2288. doi:10.1242/jeb.121384. ISSN 0022-0949. PMID 26202779.
Penning, David; Dartez, Schuyler; Moon, Brad (September 2015). "The big squeeze: scaling of constriction pressure in two of the world's largest snakes, Python reticulatus and P. molurus bivittatus". Journal of Experimental Biology. 218 (Pt 21): 3364–3367. doi:10.1242/jeb.127449. PMID 26347553.
Penning, David; Dartez, Schuyler (February 2016). "Size, but not experience, affects the ontogeny of constriction performance in ball pythons (Python regius)". Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A. 325 (3): 194–199. Bibcode:2016JEZA..325..194P. doi:10.1002/jez.2007. PMID 26847931.
Penning, David; Moon, Brad (2017). "The king of snakes: performance and morphology of intraguild predators ( Lampropeltis ) and their prey ( Pantherophis )". Journal of Experimental Biology. 220 (Pt 6): 1154–1161. doi:10.1242/jeb.147082. PMID 28298469.
Moon (2000). "The mechanics and muscular control of constriction in gopher snakes (Pituophis melanoleucus) and a king snake (Lampropeltis getula)" (PDF). Journal of Zoology. 252: 83–98. doi:10.1017/s0952836900009109. hdl:2027.42/74530. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20.
Willard, D. E. (1977). "Constricting Methods of Snakes". Copeia. 1977 (2): 379–382. doi:10.2307/1443922. JSTOR 1443922.
Georgalis, Georgios L.; Smith, Krister T. (2020). "Constrictores Oppel, 1811 – the available name for the taxonomic group uniting boas and pythons". Vertebrate Zoology. 70 (3): 291–304. doi:10.26049/VZ70-3-2020-03.
de Queiroz, Alan; Groen, Rebecca R. (2001). "The inconsistent and inefficient constricting behavior of Colorado Western Terrestrial Garter Snakes, Thamnophis elegans". Journal of Herpetology. 35 (3): 450–460. doi:10.2307/1565963. JSTOR 1565963.

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Bealor, M.T. and Saviola, A.J., 2007. Behavioural complexity and prey-handling ability in snakes: gauging the benefits of constriction. Behaviour, 144(8), pp.907-929. https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853907781492690

hdl.handle.net (Global: 66^th place; English: 34^th place)

Moon (2000). "The mechanics and muscular control of constriction in gopher snakes (Pituophis melanoleucus) and a king snake (Lampropeltis getula)" (PDF). Journal of Zoology. 252: 83–98. doi:10.1017/s0952836900009109. hdl:2027.42/74530. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20.

jstor.org (Global: 23^rd place; English: 15^th place)

Shine, R.; Schwaner, T. (1985). "Prey Constriction by Venomous Snakes: A Review, and New Data on Australian Species". Copeia. 1985 (4): 1067–1071. doi:10.2307/1445266. JSTOR 1445266.
Willard, D. E. (1977). "Constricting Methods of Snakes". Copeia. 1977 (2): 379–382. doi:10.2307/1443922. JSTOR 1443922.
de Queiroz, Alan; Groen, Rebecca R. (2001). "The inconsistent and inefficient constricting behavior of Colorado Western Terrestrial Garter Snakes, Thamnophis elegans". Journal of Herpetology. 35 (3): 450–460. doi:10.2307/1565963. JSTOR 1565963.

nationalgeographic.com (Global: 489^th place; English: 425^th place)

phenomena.nationalgeographic.com

Yong, Ed. "Snakes know when to stop squeezing because they sense the heartbeats of their prey". Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-23.

nationalgeographic.com

Bittel, Jason (July 22, 2015). "Why We Were Totally Wrong About How Boa Constrictors Kill". National Geographic News. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved 2015-07-23.

nih.gov (Global: 5^th place; English: 5^th place)

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Boback, Scott M.; Hall, Allison E.; McCann, Katelyn J.; Hayes, Amanda W.; Forrester, Jeffrey S.; Zwemer, Charles F. (2012-06-23). "Snake modulates constriction in response to prey's heartbeat". Biology Letters. 8 (3): 473–476. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2011.1105. ISSN 1744-9561. PMC 3367750. PMID 22258447.
Boback, Scott M.; McCann, Katelyn J.; Wood, Kevin A.; McNeal, Patrick M.; Blankenship, Emmett L.; Zwemer, Charles F. (2015-07-01). "Snake constriction rapidly induces circulatory arrest in rats". The Journal of Experimental Biology. 218 (14): 2279–2288. doi:10.1242/jeb.121384. ISSN 0022-0949. PMID 26202779.
Penning, David; Dartez, Schuyler; Moon, Brad (September 2015). "The big squeeze: scaling of constriction pressure in two of the world's largest snakes, Python reticulatus and P. molurus bivittatus". Journal of Experimental Biology. 218 (Pt 21): 3364–3367. doi:10.1242/jeb.127449. PMID 26347553.
Penning, David; Dartez, Schuyler (February 2016). "Size, but not experience, affects the ontogeny of constriction performance in ball pythons (Python regius)". Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A. 325 (3): 194–199. Bibcode:2016JEZA..325..194P. doi:10.1002/jez.2007. PMID 26847931.
Penning, David; Moon, Brad (2017). "The king of snakes: performance and morphology of intraguild predators ( Lampropeltis ) and their prey ( Pantherophis )". Journal of Experimental Biology. 220 (Pt 6): 1154–1161. doi:10.1242/jeb.147082. PMID 28298469.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Boback, Scott M.; Hall, Allison E.; McCann, Katelyn J.; Hayes, Amanda W.; Forrester, Jeffrey S.; Zwemer, Charles F. (2012-06-23). "Snake modulates constriction in response to prey's heartbeat". Biology Letters. 8 (3): 473–476. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2011.1105. ISSN 1744-9561. PMC 3367750. PMID 22258447.

researchgate.net (Global: 96^th place; English: 89^th place)

Rivas, Jesus (January 2004). "Eunectes murinus (green anaconda): Subduing behavior". Herpetological Review. 35: 66–67.
Penning, David; Dartez, Schuyler; Moon, Brad (September 2015). "The big squeeze: scaling of constriction pressure in two of the world's largest snakes, Python reticulatus and P. molurus bivittatus". Journal of Experimental Biology. 218 (Pt 21): 3364–3367. doi:10.1242/jeb.127449. PMID 26347553.
Penning, David; Dartez, Schuyler (February 2016). "Size, but not experience, affects the ontogeny of constriction performance in ball pythons (Python regius)". Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A. 325 (3): 194–199. Bibcode:2016JEZA..325..194P. doi:10.1002/jez.2007. PMID 26847931.
Penning, David; Moon, Brad (2017). "The king of snakes: performance and morphology of intraguild predators ( Lampropeltis ) and their prey ( Pantherophis )". Journal of Experimental Biology. 220 (Pt 6): 1154–1161. doi:10.1242/jeb.147082. PMID 28298469.

sciencenews.org (Global: 4,656^th place; English: 3,908^th place)

Powell, Devin (25 Feb 2012). "Boas take pulse as they snuff it out". Science News. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

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ucs.ull.edu

Moon (2000). "The mechanics and muscular control of constriction in gopher snakes (Pituophis melanoleucus) and a king snake (Lampropeltis getula)" (PDF). Journal of Zoology. 252: 83–98. doi:10.1017/s0952836900009109. hdl:2027.42/74530. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20.

umich.edu (Global: 429^th place; English: 307^th place)

animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu

"ADW: Boa constrictor: INFORMATION". Retrieved 10 May 2014.

usgs.gov (Global: 119^th place; English: 145^th place)

fort.usgs.gov

"The Brown Treesnake". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2013-04-28.

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Yong, Ed. "Snakes know when to stop squeezing because they sense the heartbeats of their prey". Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
Moon (2000). "The mechanics and muscular control of constriction in gopher snakes (Pituophis melanoleucus) and a king snake (Lampropeltis getula)" (PDF). Journal of Zoology. 252: 83–98. doi:10.1017/s0952836900009109. hdl:2027.42/74530. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20.
Bittel, Jason (July 22, 2015). "Why We Were Totally Wrong About How Boa Constrictors Kill". National Geographic News. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
"The Brown Treesnake". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2013-04-28.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

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Boback, Scott M.; Hall, Allison E.; McCann, Katelyn J.; Hayes, Amanda W.; Forrester, Jeffrey S.; Zwemer, Charles F. (2012-06-23). "Snake modulates constriction in response to prey's heartbeat". Biology Letters. 8 (3): 473–476. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2011.1105. ISSN 1744-9561. PMC 3367750. PMID 22258447.
Boback, Scott M.; McCann, Katelyn J.; Wood, Kevin A.; McNeal, Patrick M.; Blankenship, Emmett L.; Zwemer, Charles F. (2015-07-01). "Snake constriction rapidly induces circulatory arrest in rats". The Journal of Experimental Biology. 218 (14): 2279–2288. doi:10.1242/jeb.121384. ISSN 0022-0949. PMID 26202779.

Constriction (English Wikipedia)

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