... hypotheses related to water relations of insular populations of cottonmouth snakes compared with those on the mainland. (1) Voluntary drinking of fresh water in free-ranging insular snakes should reflect a relationship to recency of rainfall more strongly than in mainland snakes. (2) Insular snakes...

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... of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. † To whom reprint requests should be addressed. 21 9 1992 © 1993 by Company of Biologists 1993 nematode permeability volume regulation water relations Pseudoterranova decipiens The nematodes occupy an important position...