Large snakes in a mosaic rural landscape: The ecology of carpet pythons Morelia spilota (Serpentes: pythonidae) in Coastal Eastern Australia

Biological Conservation

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-122

  Shine, R ^a   Fitzgerald, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Feeding; Habitat; Home range; Radiotelemetry; Reptile; Snake; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

CARPET PYTHON; FARMLAND; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, BANGALOW; AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, MULLUMBIMBY;

MORELIA SPILOTA; PYTHONIDAE;

EID: 0029668270     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3207(95)00108-5     Document Type: Article

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