Maladapted in the Anthropocene: communal hyperfidelity in snakes

Frontiers in Ecology and the EnvironmentVolume 21, Issue 6 p. 266-268 Write Back Maladapted in the Anthropocene: communal hyperfidelity in snakes Sasha J Tetzlaff, Sasha J Tetzlaff US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research Development Center, Champaign, IL Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Champaign, ILSearch for more papers by this authorMark A Davis, Corresponding Author Mark A Davis [email protected] Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Champaign, IL Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL[email protected]Search for more papers by this authorGordon W Schuett, Gordon W Schuett Chiricahua Desert Museum, Rodeo, NM Department of Biology–Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GASearch for more papers by this authorEric T Hileman, Eric T Hileman Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MSSearch for more papers by this authorJinelle H Sperry, Jinelle H Sperry US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research Development Center, Champaign, IL Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, ILSearch for more papers by this authorWilliam S Brown, William S Brown Biology Department, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NYSearch for more papers by this author Sasha J Tetzlaff, Sasha J Tetzlaff US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research Development Center, Champaign, IL Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Champaign, ILSearch for more papers by this authorMark A Davis, Corresponding Author Mark A Davis [email protected] Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Champaign, IL Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL[email protected]Search for more papers by this authorGordon W Schuett, Gordon W Schuett Chiricahua Desert Museum, Rodeo, NM Department of Biology–Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GASearch for more papers by this authorEric T Hileman, Eric T Hileman Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MSSearch for more papers by this authorJinelle H Sperry, Jinelle H Sperry US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research Development Center, Champaign, IL Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, ILSearch for more papers by this authorWilliam S Brown, William S Brown Biology Department, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NYSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 August 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2656Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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