Comparisons were made of the energy budgets of three ectothermic vertebrates found in the Southeastern United States. The three species studied were Elaphe guttata (corn snakes), Heterodon platyrhinos (eastern hognose snakes), and Bufo terrestris (southern toads). Values for assimilation efficiency, ingestion, excretion, growth, shedding, metabolism, and reproduction were converted to caloric units and integrated into energy flow models for each species.
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