Fig. 6. Temperature differences between skin surfaces of snakes and the chamber (flow-through) air at the time of TEWL measurements (see Fig. 2) in 20 hatchling king snakes. Each value is the mean ± 2 S.E.M.; arrows denote the relative timing of the first (E1) and second (E2) ecdysis with respect to trial number. The measured temperature differential decreases significantly following the second measurement trial (ANOVA followed by post hoc tests, P=0.0076) and correlates with the assimilation of residual yolk (see text).

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