Chapter 1, The Reptilian Spectacle - UWSpace - University of ...
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% % Transmittance<br />
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Pituophis catenifer<br />
Pituophis catenifer sayi<br />
Pituophis catenifer vertebralis<br />
Pituophis melanoleucus<br />
Pitophis melanoleucus lodingi<br />
Pitophis ruthveni<br />
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Elaphe guttata<br />
Elaphe obsoleta<br />
Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri<br />
Elaphe taeniura<br />
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Lampropeltis alterna<br />
Lampropeltis mexicana thayeri<br />
Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis<br />
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Figure 3-4. <strong>Spectacle</strong> scale transmittance spectra <strong>of</strong> individual colubrid genera. Transmittance<br />
spectra have generally similar pr<strong>of</strong>iles varying mainly in lateral shifts in the cut<strong>of</strong>f. <strong>The</strong> UV-C window at<br />
254 nm is insignificant in all but Elaphe guttata (B) and Lampropeltis (D). Samples <strong>of</strong> Masticophis<br />
flagellum (C) have consistently high transmittance and sharp cut<strong>of</strong>fs near 350 nm, but for one<br />
individual that suffered from chronic anorexia (green trace).<br />
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