Ecological divergence among sympatric colour morphs in blood pythons, Python brongersmai

Oecologia

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 113-119

  Shine, Richard ^a   Ambariyanto, ^a,c   Harlow, Peter S ^a   Mumpuni, ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^c DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Chromatic polymorphism; Ecology; Life history; Microevolution; Reptile

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; CRYPSIS; HABITAT SELECTION; SNAKE; SYMPATRY;

INDONESIA;

EID: 0031709788     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050569     Document Type: Article

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