Marine snakes: Are they a sustainable resource?

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 766-772

  Heatwole, Harold ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Conservation; Exploitation; Fecundity; Longevity; Mortality; Sea snakes; Sustainable resources; Trawling

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; HARVESTING; PRAWN FISHERY; SEA SNAKE; SEAS SNAKE; SUSTAINABILITY;

ENHYDRINA SCHISTOSA;

EID: 0031428743     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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