Catchability in snakes: Consequences for estimates of breeding frequency

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 233-239

  Bonnet, Xavier ^a   Naulleau, Guy ^a  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIPERA ASPIS; VIPER ASPIS;

BREEDING FREQUENCY; CAPTURE-RECAPTURE; CATCHABILITY; VIPER;

EID: 0029668499     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z96-029     Document Type: Article

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