Polymorphism in the snake Psammophis schokari on both sides of the desert edge in Israel and Sinai

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 513-527

  Kark, Salit ^a   Warburg, Ittai ^a   Werner, Yehudah L ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coloration; Eco geographic gradient; Polymorphism; Psammophis; Snakes

Indexed keywords

COLOUR PATTERN; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; POLYMORPHISM; SNAKE;

EGYPT; ISRAEL; SINAI;

COLUBRIDAE; CRYPSIS; PSAMMOPHIS; PSAMMOPHIS SCHOKARI; SERPENTES;

EID: 0031282290     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1997.0296     Document Type: Article

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