Reproductive patterns of a biologically invasive species: The brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) in eastern Australia

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 238, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 591-597

  Whittier, J M ^a   Limpus, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOIGA IRREGULARIS;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BROWN TREE SNAKE; INTRODUCED SNAKE; REPRODUCTION; SPERM STORAGE;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, GUAM;

EID: 0029666942     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05416.x     Document Type: Article

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