Noble, Gladwyn Kingsley, 1894-1940.2005-10-062005-10-061937http://hdl.handle.net/2246/872p. 673-725, [3] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.Includes bibliographical references (p. 722-725).The mating behavior of Storeria dekayi -- Comparison with Thamnophis -- Comparison with Coluber constrictor constrictor and Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta -- Courtship patterns in other snakes -- The role of vision in courtship -- The chemical senses in courtship -- The role of movement in courtship -- The role of tactile organs in courtship -- Homosexuality -- The oestrous cycle -- Comparison between the feeding and courting responses -- The relation of courtship pattern to the sense organs -- The hypertrophy of tactile organs in male snakes.13265662 bytesapplication/pdfen-USQH1 .A4 vol.73, art.7, 1937Snakes -- Behavior.Snakes -- Sense organs.Courtship in animals.The sense organs involved in the courtship of Storeria, Thamnophis and other snakes. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 73, article 7.text