Changes in a population of an endangered rattlesnake Sistrurus catenatus following a severe flood

Biological Conservation

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-131

  Seigel, Richard A ^a   Sheil, Christopher A ^b   Doody, J Sean ^c  

^a SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Flooding; Population structure; Rattlesnakes; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENDANGERED SNAKE; FLOOD; MASSASAUGA RATTLESNAKE; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

SISTRURUS CATENATUS; USA, MISSOURI;

SISTRURUS CATENATUS;

EID: 0032008276     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00070-0     Document Type: Article

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