Ecological characteristics of a threatened snake species, Hoplocephalus bungaroides (Serpentes, Elapidae)

Animal Conservation

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 185-193

  Webb, Jonathan K ^a   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELAPIDAE; GEKKONIDAE; HOPLOCEPHALUS BUNGAROIDES; MAMMALIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 0001542625     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943098000158     Document Type: Article

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